Copan yana cikin yammacin Honduras kusa da iyakar Guatemala. Tana cikin karamar Copán Ruinas a cikin sashen Copán. Yana cikin kwari mai ban sha'awa a tsakanin tsaunuka a mita 700 (2,300 ft) sama da matsakaicin matakin teku. Rushewar tsakiyar garin yana da nisan kilomita 1.6 (1 mi) daga ƙauyen Copán Ruinas na zamani, wanda aka gina a kan wani babban hadaddun da ya samo asali daga zamanin Classic. A cikin zamanin Preclassic bene na kwarin Copán ya kasance mai raɗaɗi, mai raɗaɗi kuma yana da saurin ambaliyar yanayi. A farkon Classic, mazauna sun daidaita bene na kwarin kuma sun gudanar da ayyukan gini don kare tasirin gine-ginen birni daga ambaliyar ruwa.
a cikin sashen Copán