Feb 4, 2010 - Palenque via Ocosingo (& Tonina Ruins)

We ended up getting tickets on OCC bus to Ocosingo and Tonina ruins (see Pics) then onward ticket at 2:30 for Palenque - bus left late, thru great mtns scenery, cloud forests of pines (pics). ... Quite a bit of clear cutting, even more betw Ocosingo & Palenque, all planted with corn. ... Arr in Palenque just after 5. ... 2/5 Palenque all day and misty rain most of it. ...

Jan 27, 2010 - Palenque

Palenque We hit the highway fairly early from Chetumal, on our way to Palenque. ... After lunch, it was about another 2 hours to Palenque. ... We had booked into a hotel into Palenque, as it can be quite touristy there, and after a long run, it’s nice not to have to spend a lot of time riding around in the heat looking for a place to stay. ... Up early the next morning, and on our way to the much touted ruins of Palenque. ... We were not disappointed! To enter Palenque is to enter an entirely new world. ...

Jan 21, 2010 - Waterfalls And Lies

Heading down through the mountains we reached the lowlands, stumbling like hallucinating anthropologists into the green embrace of the jungle, where sweat is the only currency and survival the only language that matters. We frequented the town of Palenque, a stupendous agglomeration of excrement and not really worth a mention. ... Cementing its position at number one is the fact that the turncoat Von Trapps’ didn’t even hike to freedom over the mountains; they got a first class train to Italy and lived it up in a posh villa- my eyes, my eyes, it burns! The next day we went to Palenque National Park and visited the ruins, which set the new bench mark for ruined buildings that are actually still very cool. ... We did a two and half hour jungle trek first, complete with howler monkeys growling like lions from the jungle canopy.Heading down through the mountains we reached the lowlands, stumbling like hallucinating anthropologists into the green embrace of the jungle, where sweat is the only currency and survival the only language that matters. We frequented the town of Palenque, a stupendous agglomeration of excrement and not really worth a mention. ... Cementing its position at number one is the fact that the turncoat Von Trapps’ didn’t even hike to freedom over the mountains; they got a first class train to Italy and lived it up in a posh villa- my eyes, my eyes, it burns! The next day we went to Palenque National Park and visited the ruins, which set the new bench mark for ruined buildings that are actually still very cool. ... We did a two and half hour jungle trek first, complete with howler monkeys growling like lions from the jungle canopy....

Dec 17, 2009 - De vloek van de Maya's

Overal in de reisgidsen wordt erover gesproken, totnogtoe hadden we daar niets van gemerkt en dachten we dat het een mythe was. Ondanks het ongemak bleven we toch het reisschema volgen en reisden we in de ochtend met de bus verder naar Palenque. ... Palenque is een in de jungle verscholen Maya-site: graftombes, piramides en gebruiksvoorwerpen zijn er te zien. ... De site is trouwens pas ontdekt begin de jaren '90, toen hebben ze de gebouwen als het ware bevrijd van tussen het oerwoudgewoeker.Overal in de reisgidsen wordt erover gesproken, totnogtoe hadden we daar niets van gemerkt en dachten we dat het een mythe was. Ondanks het ongemak bleven we toch het reisschema volgen en reisden we in de ochtend met de bus verder naar Palenque. ... Palenque is een in de jungle verscholen Maya-site: graftombes, piramides en gebruiksvoorwerpen zijn er te zien. ... De site is trouwens pas ontdekt begin de jaren '90, toen hebben ze de gebouwen als het ware bevrijd van tussen het oerwoudgewoeker....

Oct 27, 2009 - Palenque

Nous partons donc tot le lendemain en direction de Palenque. ... Il y a pres de Palenque un important site archeologique du meme nom. ... Al dia siguiente llegamos hasta Palenque, en donde se encuentran unas ruinas mayas del mismo nombre. ...

Mar 17, 2009 - Mexico: Palenque

It was then off to Palenque, also in the Chiapas, to check out the ancient Mayan ruins. ... Really interesting, although we were too poor to afford a tour we managed to move between a few groups to get some free info! Also went on a trip to two waterfalls around the Palenque area, Miso-Ha and Agua Zul which were pretty beautiful and mainly filled with Mexicans, who will only swim fully clothes in shirts and shorts! Pretty funny, and yes the tourists sure stood out. ... Luckily managed to make it back to our cabin in the jungle in our collectivo (shared van for Mexicans) with the driver who seemed to enjoy the challenge of overtaking two buses and a few cars in a row on blind corners and windy roads.It was then off to Palenque, also in the Chiapas, to check out the ancient Mayan ruins. ... Really interesting, although we were too poor to afford a tour we managed to move between a few groups to get some free info! Also went on a trip to two waterfalls around the Palenque area, Miso-Ha and Agua Zul which were pretty beautiful and mainly filled with Mexicans, who will only swim fully clothes in shirts and shorts! Pretty funny, and yes the tourists sure stood out. ... Luckily managed to make it back to our cabin in the jungle in our collectivo (shared van for Mexicans) with the driver who seemed to enjoy the challenge of overtaking two buses and a few cars in a row on blind corners and windy roads....

Mar 7, 2009 - Water, water everywhere

Today was another in a series of free days with 'optional' sightseeing tours planned by our fearless leaders.Today was another in a series of free days with 'optional' sightseeing tours planned by our fearless leaders....

Mar 6, 2009 - Our favorite so far

Once again it was up early and on the road 'carpool' fashion so that we could get to the ruins in Palenque right as they opened. ... Because of this the ruins at Palenque are much lusher and greener with the jungle often times growing right up to the temples. ... As with other ruins we've visited Palenque was built by the Mayan people. ... The other unique building here at Palenque is the Palace. ... Palenque also had alot of relief carvings and glyphs, some of which are now on display in the museum located on site. ...

Mar 5, 2009 - A four state day.

Mar 5, 2009 - Campeche to Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico

Today was basically a ride “from here to there” with little of interest in between. We reached the town of Palenque by 4:00 PM and took a short tour looking for suitable digs. ... They are very inexpensive) Tomorrow we plan on exploring the ancient Mayan city of Palenque and perhaps the famed waterfalls at Agua Azul if we can fit it all in to our day. ...

Mar 3, 2009 - A Long Travel Day to Palenque

March 3, 2009 -- Paamul to Palenque We were up and going bright and early this morning. ... We found ourselves at that Pemex by mid afternoon and owing to the fact that we found no other camping sites between there and Palenque, we decided we'd continue to Palenque for the night. ... Given that the the traffic gradually increased as we neared the turn-off to Palenque (route 199) and significant construction on the road, the hour or so of night time driving was stressful. ... We picked a Palenque campground (Los Leones' Hotel, Resturant and Trailer Park) listed in the Mexican Camping (Church's 3rd edition) guide that was identified as accommodating large rigs. ... It was on the turn-off from Mexico 199 on the road to the ruins at Palenque. ...

Feb 28, 2009 - R & R

Today was a free day, and my sore back really appreciated it. Linda had planned to return to the Palenque ruins, and we needed to grocery shop. ... We started out by sleeping late (8 am) as we had gotten tired of the alarm clock at 6:30.Today was a free day, and my sore back really appreciated it. Linda had planned to return to the Palenque ruins, and we needed to grocery shop. ... We started out by sleeping late (8 am) as we had gotten tired of the alarm clock at 6:30....