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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 134. Chapters: Buildings and structures in Mesoamerica, Maya architecture, Mesoamerican pyramids, Copan, Tenochtitlan, Dos Pilas, Xunantunich, Tula, Hidalgo, Uxmal, Calakmul, Chichen Itza, Great Pyramid of Cholula, Yaxchilan, Templo Mayor, Huamango, Kaminaljuyu, Huejotla, Huapalcalco, Tzintzuntzan, Pyramid of the Magician, Tikal Temple V, Altavista, El Mirador, La Quemada, Tenayuca, Tikal Temple I, Cempoala, Cerro de las Minas, Temple of the Inscriptions, Temple of the Feathered Serpent, Teotihuacan, List of Mesoamerican pyramids, Tikal Temple II, Xochicalco, Bonampak, San Bartolo, Chimalhuacan, Caral, Castillo de Teayo, Lubaantun, La Muerta, Pyramid of the Sun, Corbel arch, Puuc, El Castillo, Chichen Itza, Triadic pyramid, Lamanai, El Tepozteco, Chapultepec aqueduct, Mixco Viejo, Aguateca, Ka'Kabish, Santa Cecilia Acatitlan, Pyramid of the Moon, Maya Bridge at Yaxchilan, La Blanca, Tecoatl, Talud-tablero, San Andres, El Salvador, Tazumal, Altun Ha, El Caracol, Chichen Itza, E-Group, Rio Bec, Temple of the Cross, Akab Dzib, Sacbe, Sascab, Chultun, Roof comb, Lamanai Structure N10-9, High Temple, Lamanai, Mask Temple, Lamanai. Excerpt: Copan is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the Copan 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. In this fertile valley now lies a city of about 3000, a small airport, and a winding road. Copan was occupied for more than two thousand years, from the Early Preclassic period right through to the Postclassic. The city developed a distinctive sculptural style within the tradi...
