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Show Ancient Honduran City. Copan is an ancient ruined city of northwestern Honduras, on the Copai) river. The remains are of unknown antiquity and very extensive, stretching stretch-ing for about two miles along the river. The buildings are ot stone, embracing em-bracing a temple over duo feet long, with many sculptured figures. The Copan ruins take their name fro: i a modern town to the east of t'.e'io This was an Indian strongholil. uir was laken af!er a lioree sinig;- I.; Ibe Spaniards under Hi nnanil |