Palenque

The ancient city of Palenque began as a small farming village in 100 BC and grew steadily throughout the pre-Classic period. Around 600 AD the city began to flourish, reaching its height of prosperity in the next 200 yrs.

palenque and the lancandon jungle

January 9th 2010
we traveled along winding mountain roads by bus to palenque to see the ancient palenque ruins and also the lancandon jungle. it was raining most of the time but i guess that's what happens when you're in the jungle. neither tages nor i had ever been to a jungle before. you could hear howler monkeys in the distance and their defense mechanism sound was that of a tiger so it sounded like there were ... read more

North America » Mexico » Chiapas » Palenque

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

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