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Copán Ruinas inaugurated the Museum of Local Memory, preserving photographs, documents, and family artifacts that trace the town's everyday history and cultural identity beyond its renowned Mayan archaeological heritage.

The US Embassy announced a $245,000 grant from the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation to the Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History for restoration of the Hieroglyphic Stairway at the Copán archaeological site.

The United States has awarded $245,000 from the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation to the Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History to restore the Hieroglyphic Stairway at Copán, one of the Americas' longest stone-carved texts and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The town of Copán Ruinas will hold a four-day Morazánic Week festival from October 7–10 featuring crafts, folklore performances, live music, sports races, and talent competitions at the central plaza to draw tourists beyond the archaeological park.

Genetic analysis of ancient remains excavated at the Honduran Maya site of Copán confirms biological connections between early Copán and Mexico's Teotihuacán, supporting archaeological evidence of contact and influence between the two civilizations 1,600 years ago.

The Copán archaeological site is beginning a three-dimensional satellite mapping project using LiDAR technology across its 25-square-kilometer area to update surveys conducted 50 years ago and search for previously undiscovered structures.

Honduras inaugurated a cultural commemoration in Copán Ruinas marking 1,600 years since the founding of the Maya dynasty by K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo', with Japan agreeing to fund a new visitor center at the UNESCO World Heritage site.

The US Embassy announced a $245,000 cultural-preservation grant to restore Copán's original staircase and create a 3D museum replica, among other initiatives, in collaboration with Honduras's anthropology institute.