Activities in Palenque
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Palenque Ruins
The ancient Palenque Ruins stand at the precise point where the first hills rise out of the Gulf Coast plain, and the dense jungle covering these hills forms an evocative backdrop to Palenque's exquisite Maya architecture. Hundreds of ruined buildings are spread over 15 sq km, but only a fairly compact central area has been excavated. Everything you see here was built without metal tools, pack animals or the wheel.
As you explore the ruins, try to picture the gray stone edifices as they would have been at the peak of Palenque's power: painted blood-red with elaborate blue and yellow stucco details. The forest around these temples is still home to howler monkeys (whom you …
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Maya Exploration Center
Fascinating and entertaining in-depth tours of the Palanque ruins are given by this group of archaeologists who work on Maya sciences such as astronomy and math, and map unexplored ruins. Email them from the website or ask for Alonso Méndez at El Panchán. Their website is packed with interest for Palenque fans.
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