Maya site of Copán Dec 5, 2025

Maya site of Copán

In a quiet valley of western Honduras lie the ruins of Copán—a city of the ancient Maya civilisation. Its sky served as both compass and calendar, guiding celestial events and shaping temples, rituals and the rhythm of life. Around 426 CE, K"inich Yax K"uk" Mo", a warrior from the Maya heartland, founded Copán and established its royal dynasty. The city became a centre of Maya art, astronomy and power.

© diegograndi/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Santa slalom
Dec 5, 2023Castles in the Bavarian Alps
Dec 5, 2024Tufa formation on Mono Lake, California, United States

More Desktop Wallpapers:

God’s Own Country
May 16, 2025Hawa Mahal, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Jan 6, 2024A male chaffinch in a crab apple tree
Aug 13, 2024Telašćica Nature Park, Dugi Otok, Croatia
Nov 5, 2023Playa del Silencio, Spain
Nov 18, 2025Male hooded merganser, Oregon, United States
Where can you find this cute creature?
Feb 25, 2025Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland
A fox in the dunes
Jan 11, 2024Eurasian lynx
Sharks, just living their lives
Sep 4, 2025Grizzly bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, United States
Mar 18, 2024Elephant Rock, Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
Jan 25, 2025Porto, Portugal
Dec 21, 2023Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mar 25, 2024Happy Holi!
Back to the future
Nov 30, 2024Male white rhinoceroses, Lake Nakuru, Kenya
Jan 30, 2025Rolands Breach, Spain
The last living fort in India
A shiver of sharks on the hunt
Apr 20, 2024Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Nov 13, 2023Serra de Tramuntana, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Spain
Ever seen garlic bloom?
Giants of the Southern Ocean
The festival of breaking the fast
Mar 30, 2025Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Feb 7, 2025Blue hour in Trondheim, Norway
Teddy bears of the sea
The mystery of Stonehenge