A flower in the old city

Palenque to Comitan

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September 15th 2018
Today we decided to take it easy (a lot of good thatdid us). We packed up and left the hotel towards the Mayan ruins of Palenque. As expected, you have to pay twice; once to enter the national park, and again, four kilometers later, to enter the ruins themselves. then, of course, you have to pay the local crook to 'guard' your car (read: ransom to not steal it and everything in it). Then yo ... read more

North America » Mexico » Chiapas

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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