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Mayan Ruins of Copan
Since their emergence around 2,000 BC, the Mayas developed into the New World\'s most sophisticated ancient civilization, a society of scientists, skilled architects and sculptors, fierce warriors, and a ruling class that raised enormous temples to honor the lives and achievements of their kings. Representing the southeast limit of the Maya world, the city-state of Copan became the Maya\'s crowning artistic achievement, the cultural apex of Maya civilization. Leader among all Maya cities in terms of quantity and quality of stone sculptures, it has been dubbed the Athens of the New World.
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