Palenque

Mysterious Palenque

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May 1st 2010
We arrived in Palenque delirious from exhaustion. It was our longest bus haul so far and it took much from us; 31 hours of precious time, 300 hard fought Australian dollars and 1 iPod we left on one of the buses. We tried to get the iPod back but the bus company would have none of it, “No habla ingles”, damn. A very frustrating 48 hours. Somehow we found that we were behind the 8 ball a little ... 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