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By zerotonine
March 21st 2008

Palenque - Party, Party, Party

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Ok, auf diesem Hoehenflug immer weiter.. trampen scheint ja nicht gefaehrlich und somit auf den Pickups immer weiter. doch diesmal schien mir das glueck nicht so hold zu sein.. schlussendlich fand ich mich irgendwo im guegerihue wieder an einer tankstelle (immerhin moeglichkeit zum essen, trinken, quatschen) und warten.. nach 4 stunden und voelliger dunkelheit war selbst das nicht mehr lustig. hab dann schon mal ne stelle ausfindig machen koennen um dort zu uebernachten (ja natuerlich hinter dem shop von der tanke) aber dann hielt dann zum glueck doch noch ein reisebus, der sich meiner erbarme [View Full Entry]

By Bex and Dan
March 2nd 2008

Mayan Adventure - Palenque

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Our G.A.P Group in Salvadors Garage come Restaurant
From Right to left Bex, Dan, Charau, Rachel, Sharron, Phil, Alana, Chimi, Bob, James, Helen & Nikki

Hey everyone Thanks for all your messages! Back to the trip 12 February - 13 February So we were up early again to get back on the ADO. This time we were travelling all day through Tobasco to Palenque in the state of Chiapas. Chiapas is known to be the most wealthy state in Mexico for resourses but the people here are among the poorest in the country. The area is home to a terrorist group, largely because of the wealth not reaching the people in this state and they they have hade many skirmishes with the Mexican goverment. But [View Full Entry]

By HijdoethetTonnie
January 13th 2008

Geen paniek in Palenque

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Palenque ´Palace´

Vanuit Campeche haden we dus de bus van 10 uur. ´s Avonds dus. Het was een eersteklas bus, wat o.a. inhield dat je wat meer beenruimte had. Ik probeerde wat te slapen, maar na een tijdje kwam ik tot de gedachte dat ik toch wel wakker wilde zijn als de bus op zjin kant zou tuimelen. Dat denkbeeld was waarschijnlijk wat overdreven, maar als je slaperig bent, achterin zit en het buiten pikkedonker is, dan voelen de schommelingen van de bus behoorlijk heftig. Ook fijn was het klimaat in de bus; met mijn vest aan en onder een plaid had ik [View Full Entry]

By Iraj
January 8th 2008

Palenque

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Palenque city

Forget your outdated gods, all your ephemeral gods! The powerful Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth, exists. (part of the prophecy of Natzin Yabun Chan) This is exactly how it feels here in the mid of jungle by just looking on the undescribable sky in the mid of night and listening to the screams of the monkeys. There are only couple of words that describes this experince and that is that GOD exists. The creator the one thruth, with footprints of creation every where. Though we have to look for it in order to see it. Here in Palenque (PanChal, in [View Full Entry]

By nicolablackburn
January 2nd 2008

A very mayan christmas....

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christmas mexican style

Well, where to start? I finished work for christmas on the 15th December, and set of with my friend Els on an epic and slightly insane week of visiting ruins, old towns and finally the beach in the Yucatan. I will try and recount the highlights for you, but hope the photos will do more justice to some of the beautiful places i have visited in the last few weeks. We left Chiapas on the friday night to take an overnight bus to Palenque, a small town but home to some seriously impressive ruins and waterfalls. As we stumbled off the [View Full Entry]

By draak
December 28th 2007

Three ruins in two days

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Yaxchilan

The town of Palenque is not historical and not particularly pretty but we found it lively with lots of restaurants and shops and internet. We could have stayed on the road out to the ruin but didn't want to feel isolated out there and pay over the odds for a cabaña like our Tulum experience. However, in retrospect we also shouldn't have stayed at the Posada Kushul-Ha either. It was cheap at P$200 (US$19) a night but not that clean and we think they had bed bugs. There were lots of tour agencies so we picked one for our trip to [View Full Entry]

By Nicobine
December 19th 2007

Palenque, Agua Azul, Tonina - Mexico

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Temple Maya a Palenque

Nous voici arrivés au Mexique ! Début très prometteur... (Et bien oui, on va rester un mois en même temps...) sur les sites des ruines Maya de Palenque... Très chouette ! Bon, on a un peu étudié la question Maya, et cela n’ avait pas l’ air de trop rigoler à l’époque.... Genre on décapitait l’équipe de foot qui perdait... ( et oui ils jouaient au foot à l’ époque.. c est dire si ce n est pas terminé cette histoire de foot - au fait , est- ce que le petit Louis est inscrit au club de foot du 18 [View Full Entry]

La meilleure vue sur la partie centrale du site

By RikkesRoundtrip
November 25th 2007

...the long and winding road

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Templo del Sol - Palenque

Puuuha, sikke en koeretur! Vores skoenne og yderst informative guide Jonathan betroede mig, at det var paa netop denne seks timers rute i den offentlige bus gennem bjerglandskabet mellem San Cristobál de las Casas og byen Palenque, at han foerste gang oplevede koeresyge. Jeg havde oplevet det foer, men sjaeldent i denne grad. Koeresygepillen virkede, men desvaerre mest paa den maade, at jeg vandrede omkring som en zombie paa svampe, da vi stoppede ved frokoststedet. Kvalmen udeblev ikke, og jeg maatte tage en aften for mig selv paa en restaurant i byen Palenque, da vi naaede frem. Jon havde [View Full Entry]

Templo de Inscripciones og tusind turister...

By Natalie Grace
September 23rd 2007

Palenque

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An early start to the Mayan ruins of Palenque. They're surrounded by jungle and lots of mozzies. It was amazing seeing these structures rise from the trees and we were also allowed to walk through some of them. Unfortunately they closed tourist access to the main one because the humidity inside the tomb from human sweat was eroding the interior. The atistry in the carvings was beautiful. We went on a jungle walk after the pyramid tour and I'm feeling it now. Hopefully all this heat and exercise will help me lose the kgs I've gained since I left Sydney. That, [View Full Entry]

By Natalie Grace
September 22nd 2007

Palenque

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An early start to drive to Agua Azul, a waterfall and river outside of Palenque, Chiapas. The river wasn't blue, but more a shade of brown. The postcards certainly don't look like my photos. We had the option to swim but I didn't take it. We arrived in Palenque in the late afternoon. The heat and humidity here are a killer after having such pleasant weather so far. It's only going to get worse -- we'll be in Cancun this time next week [View Full Entry]

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