Bath

Palenque

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November 5th 2005
Well our last day in Mexico and a great one at that. We visited the Mayan ruin site of Pelenque and spent hours wandering around, reinacting invasions, trying to figure out what ballcourt was, and imagining the "queens bath" with the nude mayan queen bathing in it. There was lots of walking up and down and all around the site, plus the museum. It was an odd day because we all had bizzare budg ... 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