500 years later, Palenque—one of the most visited archaeological sites in Mexico—is a modern wellspring from which researchers have drawn some of the most detailed information about Maya culture.

Encircled by thick jungle, Palenque is one of the most impressive and mysterious of all Mexico’s ancient Maya sites. Known by the ancient Maya people as Lakamha, and today a UNESCO World ...

La elegancia y calidad técnica de sus construcciones, así como la delicadeza de los relieves esculpidos con temas mitológicos, ponen de manifiesto el genio creador de la civilización maya. Palenque is ...

Contemporary with Palenque and Tikal, Uxmal is an architectural gem whose buildings reflect a renaissance of Maya building that took place in the seventh to nine centuries A.D. The architectural ...

September 2025 - 10 days for £3,350 Immerse yourself in the captivating world of the Maya as you explore key archaeological ...

Palenque and Comalcalco. In addition to its memorable artifacts, Museo Maya de Cancún's architecture proves impressive. It boasts floor-to-ceiling, hurricane-resistant glass windows – a ...

including Palenque, Calakmul, Tikal, Copán, Cobá and Chichen Itza. Each city had different kings and queens. Within each Maya region, the Maya cleared vast areas of rainforest to make way for ...

Yax Mutal' was one of the most powerful cities of the ancient Maya. You are now standing in Palenque, which the ancient Mayas called 'big water' or 'Lakamha'. It’s smaller than Tikal and ...

Popeyed and sporting neat goatees, the idols looked like Mayan sun gods. Dr. Ruz’s hunch had paid off. The corpse in the crypt had surely once been some exalted leader of Palenque civilization.

At an indigenous ceremony near the ancient Mayan ruins of Palenque, he said this would help create hundreds of thousands of jobs. The 1,525km (950-mile) railway will link Palenque and the tourist ...