Tasting grasshoppers

Palenque

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August 24th 2008
Palenque - Oaxaca 30th July - 6th August The night bus to Palenque was fortunately very comfortable and we managed to get a fair amount of sleep. Our guide book told us of places we could stay in the jungle just outside of the main town so we took a taxi to El Panchan and found ourselves a Cabana at El Jaguar which was actually very nice and not like the jungle tree huts we had expected. There was ... read more

North America » Mexico » Chiapas » Palenque

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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