Exploring the burial chamber of the Red Queen

Palenque of Time!

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May 24th 2007
Palenque! This is a place I have been really looking forward to getting to and it didn´t disappoint, I am in the JUNGLE and the largest ruin site in Central America!!! Woooooooo!!! I´ve never been to the jungle and I have never been so remote a place in my life, the only way in and out is 6hrs away by bus, nothing but green lush canopies of trees as far as the eyes can see. And it is HOT here. ... read more

North America » Mexico » Chiapas » Palenque

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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