Then, in 964, the Itzás, a Maya-speaking people from the Petén rain ... Beginning in 725, Quiriguá came under the power of Copan; in that year, Copan ruler 18 Rabbit named Cauac Sky as ruler ...

In addition to the park, two museums contain more artifacts and information about the Mayan civilization. One museum is housed at the archaeological site, and the other is in the town of Copan.

The decline of the Maya civilization began some 1,100 year ago ... yet continued on in other places like Copan in what is now Honduras until the 13th century. The fruit of all that is the ...

In its heyday from about A.D. 300 to 900, the Maya civilization boasted hundreds of ... Using an interactive map, visit 15 of the better-known Maya sites.—Peter Tyson ...