Copan Ruinas Town in Honduras

I was not expecting to like Copan Ruinas town as much as I did, but I could have stayed there for a few months.

First, unlike Tikal or Palenque where the town is a bit removed from the ruins, Copan ruins butt right up against the town. It's a 10 minute walk from the center.

The surrounding mountains are impossibly green. The climate (still being rainy season while we were there) was relatively cool.

There are people wandering around everywhere - mostly locals with a generous helping of tourists. There are quite a few horses and other critters wandering around too.

The buildings are low key, typical, Latin American, cement and stucco. But they are in better condition than most towns, their colorful paint jobs fresh. The streets are multi-colored cobblestone. The tile work around town was beautiful and often trippy, like the tiles were made out of sculpey by a hippy artist.

Although the town is tiny, they had a surprising array of restaurants. A couple of them were truly excellent. I'll have to do an entire post on our dinner at Don Udo's.

Most people only run through Copan for one or two nights. That's a mistake. If you are planning to go, stay longer. You won't regret it.