Day 10 Agua Azul waterfalls & Palenque

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Today was another long 9 hr day with a relatively short 220 km trip to Palenque firstly stopping at the normally shimmering blue pools and waterfalls of Agua Azul. Slow trip due to more winding roads dropping nearly 2000 mtrs from misty mountain forests through rain forests almost to sea level all the while negotiating over 600 speed bumps along the way to slow cars as they pass through small indigenous communities. All the way the temperature was increasing as we descended.

These villages are very poor & not well looked after by either the state or federal government's & survive on growing their own corn, beans & raising chickens. Education is only to primary level.

Agua Azul waterfalls are know for their turquoise colour which comes from the limestone-rich content of the water however recent rain has turned the water a light brown. The famous ruins of Palenque await tomorrow.

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Photos

Agua Azul waterfalls
5 levels & 80 mtrs across