DIPA is a technical team formed in May 2004, headquartered at the Asociación Copan offices and directed by Honduran archaeologist, Ricardo Agurcia F. DIPA offers advice to the Honduran Ministry of Tourism (IHT) pertaining to certain aspects of the World Bank-financed Copan Valley Regional Development Project (PDRVC). The PDRVC uses archaeological tourism as a poverty-reducing…
The Casa K’inich Children’s Museum, and the The Monterey County Agricultural & Rural Life Museum (MCARLM), based in San Lorenzo County Park, California completed their garden project begun in 2014 which was funded through a Museums Connect grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the American Alliance of…
The Proyecto Maya teaches Honduran youth about Maya heritage through workshops, lectures and cultural exchanges. The program’s focus is on 5th and 6th graders.
The Scarlet Macaw population is being cared for and protected by an upcoming generation of educated children and adults whose interest is in preserving the birds as a visual and tourist attraction in the wild. It has developed an environmental conservation ethic among the inhabitants of Copan who take pride in their unique resources. This…
The Casa K’inich Teachers Guidebook is written in Spanish and is available for free. It represents a significant step on the journey of cultural literacy in Honduras. The Copan AssociLa Guía para profesores de Casa K’inich está escrita en español y está disponible de forma gratuita. Representa un paso significativo en el camino de la…
To cultivate the next generation of Hondurans to care for the World Heritage Site of Copan, the Copan Association collaborated with Honduran, Guatemalan, and US designers, scholars, and builders, and “Casa K’inich” opened in February 2002. Casa K’inich, or “House of the Sun” has welcomed over 100,000 visitors. Children learn through play in this interactive…
Residential Housing for Researchers, Students, and Investigators in Copan, Honduras Contact Asociación Copan info@asociacioncopan.org or (504) 2651 – 4103 for information and availability. For over 25 years this property served as housing to students of archaeology doing research in Copan Ruinas, Honduras. In 2013 the estate of Dr. Robert Sharer donated the property to the…
Investigation and Consolidation of Temple 10L-16 and Rosalila (1990-1997) Discovering Rosalila On June 23, 1989, Honduran archaeologist Ricardo Agurcia Fasquelle (currently President of the Asociación Copán) discovered a unique and extraordinary temple. While exploring under Temple 16, he found the best-preserved example of monumental architecture at Copán. He named the structure “Rosalila” (rose/lilac), following a…
One of the most outstanding projects that Asociacion Copán achieved has been the Sculpture Museum of Copán (1993-1996). The first years of the Association were dedicated to rescuing the sculpture of Copán from the elements and put it into storage. Asociación Copan then searched for funds necessary to build an enormous, but subtle building to…