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From: 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]
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] Blog: Palenque ruins, Mizol Ha, and Agua Azul
Date: October 29th 2010
The bus journey to Palenque went ok. We were a little apprehensive due to all the negative reports we had heard about night buses in Mexico, but it wasn't too bad. At one point we were stopped at a police check point in the dead of night, in the pitch black, in the complete middle of nowhere. A policeman got on the bus and flashed a spotlight over all the passengers. Upon spotting our white fa ... read more
Date: October 29th 2010
The bus journey to Palenque went ok. We were a little apprehensive due to all the negative reports we had heard about night buses in Mexico, but it wasn't too bad. At one point we were stopped at a police check point in the dead of night, in the pitch black, in the complete middle of nowhere. A policeman got on the bus and flashed a spotlight over all the passengers. Upon spotting our white fa ... read more
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