Proyecto Maya
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.
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DIPA
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…
Sculpture Museum
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…
The Casa Kinich Teachers Guidebook
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…
Casa Sharer
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…
Rosalila Rescue
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…
Educational Garden
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…