Honduras
(June, 2005)
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Frank & Shirly from
Windsong and Dennis from Aquestrian walk down a cobblestone
street in Copan Ruinas, Honduras. |
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An incredibly complex ceremonial
flint knife made by the Mayans. |
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Some of the skulls found at the
nearby Mayan ruins had decorative jade inlaid in their teeth. |
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Dan standing under a cacao
tree. The seeds are what chocolate is made from. |
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These 3 wheeled taxis were
everywhere in Honduras and Guatemala. With no noticeable
suspension systems, they gave a really bumpy ride on the cobblestone
streets. |
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One of the many ball courts at
the Copan Mayan ruins. |
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The Mayan site at Copan is known
as the Paris of the Mayan world because of the huge amount and quality
of art found. One of the many, many stella. |
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A close up of one of the
stella. This section contains Mayan writing. |
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This shows the deep carving the
craftsmen at the Copan site are known for. |
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In a
section that had been protected by an overhang from the weathering
action of the rain, the carvings were as sharp and clear as
though they had been finished yesterday. |
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Another shot of the incredibly
preserved section. |
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Mother nature does her best to
maximize entropy. |
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A carving on a building thought
to be used as a labor and delivery ward. |
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Dan makes friends with a parrot at a bird refuge in Honduras. |
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Not all of the cool critters in
the bird refuge were in cages. |
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Just one of the many toucans at
the refuge. This one had somehow managed to damage his beak. |