Palenque

Palenque

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December 23rd 2005
After a long, tedious bus journey bus (speed bumps in all of the many villages) I eventually arrrived in Palenque. However, the road was through lush jungle and numerous Indigenous villages and it´s interest couldn´t be denied but a long bus journey is a long bus journey and I´ve done many in my time. With this being a fairly major road with steep cliffs either side, one rising the other fallin ... read more

North America » Mexico » Chiapas » San Cristobal de las Casas

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more