Copán Archaeological Site Audio Guide
Explore Copán Archaeological Site with Stanza's GPS-triggered offline audio guide.
About the Tour
Copán is an extensive Maya archaeological site in western Honduras. It is renowned for its well-preserved stelae, altars, and hieroglyphic staircase.
What you will hear
Mayan Sculpture Museum
Essential for protecting the original monuments from erosion, this museum houses the site's most precious carvings and a stunning full-scale replica of the Rosalila Temple.
Altar Q (Original)
Altar Q serves as a stone historical record, documenting the entire 400-year lineage of the Copán dynasty through the portraits and names of its sixteen successive rulers.
The Chorcha Figure
Discovered within a royal tomb, this ceramic figure was likely intended to serve as a companion for the deceased ruler on their journey through the afterlife.
Skull and Bone Reliefs
These carved rows of skulls and human bones were not intended to frighten, but rather to communicate complex ideas about ancestry, lineage, and the cycles of life.
Stela D
Located at the far northern end of the Great Plaza, this stela depicts the ruler Waxaklajuun Ub'aah K'awiil in his most elaborate ceremonial attire.
Stela D
Located at the northern end of the Great Plaza, Stela D portrays the city's thirteenth king during a sacred ritual intended to bridge the worlds of the living and the dead.
Stela C
This rare double-faced stela still shows faint traces of the original red pigment that once covered all monuments in the Great Plaza.
Stela C
Stela C is one of the most intellectually complex monuments in the plaza, featuring rare "full-figure" glyphs where entire human bodies act as letters in a stone book.
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