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Palenque

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March 30th 2014
Hola. After a 9 hour bus trip from Merida, we decided to skip Campeche, we arrived in Palenque. It was quite different to all the othe town. Firstly we had gotten used to grid fashioned streets which just had numbers as names so it was very easy to get around. Palenque is very small but hilly and tge streets have names like 2a Novembre and it is next to another 2a. It is a bit confusing at first b ... 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