Have spent the last 5 days or so travelling with a nice German girl called Katharina. Instead of getting the bus directly from San Cristóbal to see some more ruins in Palenque (pal-en-kay), we took a tourist mini-bus which stopped at a few interesting sites on the way to break up the journey. First stop was Agua Azul, which literally means ´blue water´. However, being the rainy season at the moment, the water was a kind of mucky brown colour. Nevermind, it was still pretty! Then another waterfall called Misol-Ha where you could walk behind the waterfall. Fun, but a bit wet! Then finally to the ruins at Palenque. These ruins are particularly beautiful because they are set in a jungle and look all mystical and romantic. Unfortuately, some of the beauty was lost on me
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