US Grants $245,000 to Restore Copán's Hieroglyphic Stairway

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 14, 2026 · Originally reported October 13, 2026 by Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

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.

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