doorway of temple 22
Samuel Membrano, a caretaker at the ruins of Copan, Honduras, stands in the reproduced doorway of temple 22. It is known as the puerto de los infermos, Doorway to the underworld. The glyphs clearly show that the Maya viewed this door as being in the cave of the temple.
The original is in the site's sculpture museum.
The original is in the site's sculpture museum.
Photo ID: alv_02293
Author: Stephen Alvarez
© Stephen Alvarez
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Photo size: 18.5 Mpixels (53.1 MB uncompressed) - 5298x3501 pixels (17.6x11.6 in / 44.9x29.6 cm at 300 dpi)
Photo keywords: underworld, maya, maya underworld, 7108, temple 22, Copan, Copán, temple, door, doorway, passage, Central/South America