Palenque III

Onwards from Mérida: Palenque - San Christobal. And stops in between.

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September 6th 2007
Okay, another update for you guys (I keep hoping anyone´s reading this...) Last time I blogged we were still in Mérida - we have moved a lot since then. On the morning of the fourth we got on another ADO-bus for quite a long haul - to Palenque. On the way we met quite a nice dutch guy who seems to have almost the same itinerary as we do - only he´s doing it on his own. There are a lot of lo ... 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