About Palenque

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Palenque (Spanish pronunciation: [pa'leŋke]; Yucatec Maya: Bàakʼ /ɓàːkʼ/), also anciently known as Lakamha (literally: "Big Water"), was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the 7th century. The Palenque ruins date from ca. 226 BC to ca. AD 799. After its decline, it was absorbed into the jungle of cedar, mahogany, and sapodilla trees, but has since been excavated and restored. It is located near the Usumacinta River in the Mexican state of Chiapas, about 130 km (81 mi) south of Ciudad del Carmen, 150 m (164 yd) above sea level. It averages a humid 26 °C (79 °F) with roughly 2160 mm (85 in) of rain a year.

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Carretera Ruinas, Palenque, Chiapas, México, 29960

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Temple of the Inscriptions

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Pantanos de Centla

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Laguna de Términos

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Parque nacional Cañón del Sumidero

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Sumidero Canyon

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Lagunas de Montebello National Park

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Lachuá Lake

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San Bartolo (Maya site)

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Chichicastenango

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Centro histórico de San Francisco de Campeche

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Takalik Abaj

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Lake Atitlán

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Naj Tunich

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Manchón-Guamuchal

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Antigua Guatemala

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Colegio Compañía de Jesús (Antigua Guatemala)

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Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, Antigua Guatemala

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National Palace (Guatemala)

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Ciudad Vieja

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Castle of San Felipe de Lara

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Sayil

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Labna

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Kabah (Maya site)

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Uxmal

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Tlacotalpan

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Quiriguá

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Punta de Manabique

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Belize Barrier Reef

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Laughing Bird Caye

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Sapodilla Cayes

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