Destination Guide: Copán (Departamento de Copán) in Honduras

Copán
in Departamento de Copán, Honduras

How to get there and get around

Copan Ruinas Airport (1 mi)
Santa Rosa Copán Airport (27 mi)
Chiquimula Airport (31 mi)
Puerto Barrios Airport (73 mi)
La Esperanza Airport (75 mi)
Punta Gorda Airport (91 mi)
Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (92 mi)
El Salvador International Airport (96 mi)

Noteable things around

Maya Site of Copan (Unesco heritage, 19 mi)
Antigua Guatemala (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)

Location Summary

Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):: 14.833 and -89.150 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:: N 14° 49' 59" and W -89° 9' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:: Lempira - HNL
Spoken languages:: Spanish
Local electricity:: 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):: 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 12:03 AM (Thursday): Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa; UTC/GMT offset: -6 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:: 5:35 am and 6:12 pm
Antipode Coordinates:: -12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:: Bantam Village
References: This place on Wikipedia; This place on Geonames.org

Current travel safety evaluation for Honduras in Central America

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Honduras.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Honduras. Last Update: 2024-04-24 08:14:40

Explore Copán

Copán in Departamento de Copán with it's 6,336 inhabitants is located in Honduras about 140 mi (or 225 km) west of Tegucigalpa, the country's capital.

Local time in Copán is now 12:03 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Tegucigalpa with an UTC offset of -6 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Copán. The closest airport in Honduras is Copan Ruinas Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Honduras is Maya Site of Copan in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: La Union, Camotan, Jocotan, Olopa and San Juan Ermita. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F

Morning Temperature	19°C / 66 °F
Evening Temperature	29°C / 83 °F
Night Temperature	19°C / 66 °F
	0%
Air Humidity	44%
Air Pressure	1016 hPa
Wind Speed	Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions	Scattered clouds, covering 48% of sky
General Conditions	Scattered clouds

Thursday, 25th of April 2024

32°C (90 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, few clouds.

Friday, 26th of April 2024

31°C (89 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Hotel Marina Copan

Published: September 30, 2011
Length: 10:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Marvin Mendieta

Una Breve reseña de lo que ofrece el Hotel Marina Copán, en Copán Ruinas, Honduras.

Hacienda la Esperanza, Copan Ruinas, Honduras

Published: January 21, 2015
Length: 18:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Paramedics For Children

A beautiful little inn in Honduras, very near to the Mayan Ruins of Copan. 100% of the proceeds of the Hacienda go to supporting the Paramedics for Children medical clinic for the Chorti Maya...

Copan Ruinas, Honduras 2015

Published: March 29, 2015
Length: 29:53 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Robert Menefee

A boy sings for tips in Copan, Honduras, Central Park. January 2015.

Maya Cities: Copan, Honduras 2014

Published: June 25, 2014
Length: 47:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: fotomotofotograf

Copan and Las Sepulturas: the acropolis and the residences/tombs.

Maya Site of Copan, Copán, Copán Department, Honduras, Central America, North America

Published: June 10, 2013
Length: 30:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Pietro Pecco

Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It was the capital city of a major Classic...

Copan Ruinas desde El Salvador con Eco Tours Petate

Published: November 11, 2014
Length: 46:54 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ecopetatetours Elsalvador

Copan Ruinas, un tour impresionante que te llevara en un viaje a través del tiempo, para descubrir los secretos de la suiza del la cultura mas inteligente que ha poblado la tierra. Servicio...

Banda del Instituto Jesús Núñez Chinchilla, Copan Ruinas

Published: January 12, 2014
Length: 52:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Adalberto Hernandez Vega

Palillonas de la Mayatan Bilingual School, Copan Ruinas

Published: January 12, 2014
Length: 32:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Adalberto Hernandez Vega

Banda de la Mayatan Bilingual School, Copan Ruinas

Published: January 12, 2014
Length: 58:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Adalberto Hernandez Vega

Banda de la Mayatan Bilingual School, Copan Ruinas

Published: January 12, 2014
Length: 45:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Adalberto Hernandez Vega

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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Copán

Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It was the capital city of a major Classic period kingdom from the 5th to 9th centuries AD. The city was located in the extreme southeast of the Mesoamerican cultural region, on the frontier with the Isthmo-Colombian cultural region, and was almost surrounded by non-Maya peoples.

Located at 14.84, -89.14 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Copan, Mesoamerican pyramids, Maya sites in Honduras, Honduran culture, Archaeological sites in Honduras, Former populated places in Honduras, World Heritage Sites in Honduras, Copán Department, Mesoamerican stelae, Megalithic monuments, Rock art in North America, Classic period in Mesoamerica

Mayatan Bilingual School

Mayatan Bilingual School is a non-profit, private, independent bilingual (Spanish/English) co-educational day school located in Copán Ruinas, Copán, Honduras. In the 2010-11 school year the enrollment was 300 students from Pre-Kinder through 11th grade. Mayatan's first high school class entered in 2009-10 and will graduate in 2012. The school uses volunteer native English speakers, primarily from North America, as the lead teachers for each class.

Located at 14.8514, -89.1503 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Educational institutions established in 1991, Schools in Honduras, Bilingual schools

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Copán, RUY, Копан

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