Thursday 9th June 2005 : Off to Palenque - but how do you sleep in a hammock ? We had tried to book space in two places close to Palenque but had had no response. We caught the bus OK. Arriving at Palenque I could get no answer by telephone so we caught a taxi to the Mayabell Hotel and campsite. Yes they had a room, at 650 pesos a night. That’s around £32, whereas we had been paying 15 or 16 in hostels in Mexico elsewhere. What they also had were palapas (wooden, thatched shelters without sides) under which we could hang hammocks, they would even rent us the hammocks! This worked out at 190 pesos a night for four. We’ll try anything once. Hammocks hung, valuables in a locker, and we are off to
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