Palenque~
You just can't come to this part of the world and not see the ruins at Palenque. They are world famous and rightly so, they are spectacular. President and I have been to Palenque at least 15 times in the 6 months that we have been here and never been to the ruins. So the kids provided a great reason to go to THE Palenque. The Mormon Church building in Palenque just doesn't count. Palenque is a famous archaeological site of ruins from a Maya City that flourished from about 266 BC to 799 AD. It is only about 2% uncovered. The jungle literally just swallowed it. But there is a lot to see and many, many people come from all over the world to see it. We enjoyed climbing up and down the temples and seeing the hieroglyphic inscriptions.
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The temple of the Queen
Seth, Emily, Sam and President Haws |
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| The view of Palenque behind us |
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| The view from the top of the temple |
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The steps were very steep and
uneven to the top |
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| Emily, Seth and Sam enjoying the sites and sun |
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| The hieroglyphs in the court area |
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| The living quarters |
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Enjoying a refreshing coco water
straight from the coconut! |
Cascades Agua Azul~
Another amazing place about an hour and half south of Palenque are some waterfalls and a river called Agua Azul. The color of the water was so blue and the beauty of the river and the many waterfalls were gorgeous!
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| Cascades Agua Azul |
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We are at the main waterfalls here
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We hiked about 3 miles up to the top, where the
river comes out of the mountain |
I visited Palenque in 1979 when I was in Mexico with BYU. It was spectacular. I wonder if any more has been uncovered since my visit? I look forward to seeing it again! The Cascades Agua Azul is gorgeous. Another place for our list!
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