Maya site of Copán, Honduras Dec 5, 2025

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

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

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 5, 2023Gentoo penguins, Antarctica
Oct 11, 2024Cape Breton Highlands, Nova Scotia, Canada
May 24, 2025Jotunheimen National Park in Norway
Aug 21, 2025Wheatear, Peak District National Park, England
Apr 27, 2024Leucistic Annas hummingbird
Apr 3, 2026Armbrug bridge, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Apr 24, 2025Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, Alaska, United States
Dec 28, 2024Green sea turtle, New Caledonia
Oct 16, 2025Eurasian lynx, Siberia
Sep 22, 2025Aspen trees, Fishlake National Forest, Utah, United States
Mar 7, 2025Plum blossoms, China
Feb 8, 2025Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
Jan 24, 2024Diamond Beach, Iceland
Jan 7, 2026Turret Arch the in Arches National Park, Utah, United States
Aug 2, 2025Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States
Mar 10, 2026Bláhver, Hveravellir, Iceland
Jan 29, 2024Golling Waterfall, Salzburg, Austria
Jun 24, 2025Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah, United States
Jan 17, 2024Eurasian wolf
Jan 18, 2026White Sands National Park, New Mexico, United States
Oct 22, 2023Astoria-Megler Bridge, Oregon, USA
Oct 29, 2023Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, USA
Nov 13, 2023Serra de Tramuntana, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Spain
Nov 12, 2023Mallard ducks
Aug 3, 2024Three Natural Bridges, Wulong National Park, China
Feb 20, 2024Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, UK
Sep 23, 2024Sea otter, Alaska, USA
Mar 14, 2026Lanyon Quoit, a Neolithic dolmen in Cornwall, England
Jun 29, 2025Blue lagoon of Pulau Ay, Banda Islands, Indonesia
Mar 27, 2024Tea plantation near Munnar, India