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Since 1981 MILA has specialized in deluxe/private/customized programs to the 20 Latin American destinations.

Our services include: private land / boat transfers, first class hotel accommodations (or best available), daily breakfast, entrance fees to National Parks and Museums, scheduled meals and tours, bilingual experienced guides, local service taxes and administration.

Planning a visit during Easter or Christmas vacations?ÊMILA has reserved spaces which are usually sold out six months in advance.

eMail: milalatin@aol.com

Phone:Ê800 367 7378, 847 249 2111

Web site: http://www.milatours.com

Please find below a suggested itinerary.ÊFor a personalized [individual or group] tour click here.

Day 1- Arrive in San Pedro Sula and transfer to your hotel. Time to visit artisan shops and the Museum of Anthropology.

Day 2- Two-day trip to one of the most beautiful sites in the Maya World - COPAN. The
2 1⁄2 hour drive will take you through interesting towns, villages, and hilly surroundings. Check in at your hotel. After lunch visit the site museum in COPAN, a magnificent display of artifacts and replicas of the recently discovered buildings, including a copy of the Rosalila Temple. You may want to rent a horse from the town of COPAN to the archaeological site itself! Visiting the Museum first will give you a better understanding of the importance and splendor of COPAN.

Day 3- Today, devote your time to visit the area inhabited from the Early Pre-Classic through the Late Classic. Among COPAN’S famous buildings is Structure 22 with its hieroglyphic stairway and the multi layered Structure 16, in which the tomb’s earliest rulers have been found. Some of the most complex carvings of faces, figures, and animals are found on the 21 stelae, each about 3 meters high. The original stelae are in the Museum to prevent weather damage. Copies are on site. Admire the ball court and the ongoing excavations. You can observe how Copan River has eroded the eastern part of the acropolis. You may walk to the area of Las Sepulturas, a residential area. After lunch you may continue by road to Guatemala City or return to San Pedro Sula.

Day 4- Transfer to airport.

Enjoy an extended stay, or continue to your next adventure / cultural / educational destination with MILA Tours [Belize? Guatemala? Nicaragua?] or private transfer to the airport for your flight back home.

The land portion for the suggested itinerary starts at US $180.00 per day per person. Final quotation depending on availability in hotels and services requested. For international and domestic air please send us a Request.

eMail: milalatin@aol.com, phone: 800 367 7378, in IL 847 249 2111

Web site: http://www.milatours.com