This ancient city appears to have enjoyed a renaissance under a king known as "Smoke Shell."
This ancient city appears to have enjoyed a renaissance under a king known as "Smoke Shell." He appears on a landmark here known as Altar Q, which depicts the rulers of its golden age - the most famous of them, a fellow called 18 Rabbit, was beheaded by Cauac Sky after his capture by the smaller neighboring state of Quirigua. Important structures here include the Rosalila temple and the Las Sepulturas complex, as well as the Acropolis at this site which contains its famous portrait stelae and hieroglyphic stairway. Dubbed the "Athens of the New World" by Sylvanus Morley, it was ruled by sixteen kings as the capital of the Xukpi kingdom, which reached its height in ►the 5th Century AD. FTP, name this ancient Mayan site in the valley of western Honduras.
This ancient city appears to have enjoyed a renaissance under a king known as "Smoke Shell."
CopÃ¡n (or Copan Ruinas, or accept Xukpi until it's mentioned)