Palenque

Palenque

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January 28th 2011
5.30am-the alarm went off. I can't say I leapt out of bed... But the only just warm shower woke me up and I was gone before 6.00. It took me 15 minutes to walk to the bus station and by the time I got there, I was ready for another shower! My bus to Palenque was at 6.30 so I sat down in wait. Just before half past, I asked one of the workers where was the bus and he said it would pull in at the ... read more

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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