Setting for Predator, and fatal Mayan ball games
November 30th 2006 Queue Palenque, much hyped Mayan city in the jungle. Unlike Calakmul, Palenque has an extensive tourist network set up around it, together with the hordes of coach trips, hawkers and touting tour guides. Getting past all the hype and hullabaloo to try to enjoy the ruins can prove a bit tricky.
We had arrived, courtesy of the only bus out of Xpujil serving Palenque at 3-30am more or less. Despite
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