Jungle trail to Palenque

Raymondo and Marseea's 2009 Mexico Trip

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March 12th 2009
Sunday, March 8th. We are now in the state of Chiapas at Maya Bell Trailer Park just a couple of kilometers from the Palenque ruins. Because the drive here was about 300 miles, we didn’t have time to post our Chetumal blog before we left Yax Ha. The roads were good except for some sections which were undergoing construction and unlike the rest of our Mexican trip there were few pueblos (vill ... 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