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    Palenque Archaeological Site

    May 29 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

    I have titled this trip Yucatán because that's where most of it is. Palenque is the exception. It's in Chiapas.
    Probably the 2 best known Mayan archaeological sites are Palenque and Chichén Itzá.
    Palenque Archaeological Site is some distance from the modern city of Palenque. These photos start with a site map followed by many of the ruins excavated so far. I'm told only about 5% of the site has been excavated. So the last few pictures are in the jungle with ruins below, along with a few poking their heads out.
    This is a huge and spectacular site.    Read more