 The
ballcourt at Palenque is not as large as some other Mayan ballcourts -
Chichen Itza, for example.
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 The restaurant "Don Manuel"
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 The Don Manuel restaurant is located at the
Calinda Nututun Hotel in Palenque.
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 We arrived just as the Don Manuel was opening for
dinner. The restaurant serves Mexican/Chiapan specialties.
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 The restaurant overlooks the Chacamax River.
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 Red hibiscus found just outside of the Palenque
ruins (done in a somewhat impressionistic style)
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 Two Yellow-cheeked Amazon parrots in a small zoo
at the Mision Palenque Hotel
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 The grounds of the Mision Palenque Hotel
|
 The Hotel Palenque is located in "downtown"
Palenque.
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 Baby
howler monkey kept at the Mision Palenque Hotel.
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 Howler monkeys are indigenous to Chiapas and the
Yucatan, as well as Central America.
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 View over the Chiapas hills from outside of our
room at the Mision
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 Our friend, Paco, joining us for breakfast
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 Ay Caramba! That marmalade sure is good!
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 Mision Hotel's pool under the coconut palms
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 The Mision Hotel is on the eastern outskirts of
the modern-day town of Palenque.
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 One of the Patio rooms atop the Palacio
|
 Temple of the Cross, as viewed from the top of
the Palace
|
 Looking toward Temple 12 from the front of the
Temple of Inscriptions
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 Being on camera didn't make Paco skip a beat when
it came to eating one of his favorite foods.
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 The North Group, as seen from the Palacio
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 The Temple of Inscriptions was actually the tomb
of Lord Pacal.
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 On the steps of the Palacio
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 The northwest corner of the
Palacio
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The
ballcourt at Palenque is not as large as some other Mayan ballcourts -
Chichen Itza, for example.
The restaurant "Don Manuel"
The Don Manuel restaurant is located at the
Calinda Nututun Hotel in Palenque.
We arrived just as the Don Manuel was opening for
dinner. The restaurant serves Mexican/Chiapan specialties.
The restaurant overlooks the Chacamax River.
Red hibiscus found just outside of the Palenque
ruins (done in a somewhat impressionistic style)
Two Yellow-cheeked Amazon parrots in a small zoo
at the Mision Palenque Hotel
The grounds of the Mision Palenque Hotel
The Hotel Palenque is located in "downtown"
Palenque.
Baby
howler monkey kept at the Mision Palenque Hotel.
Howler monkeys are indigenous to Chiapas and the
Yucatan, as well as Central America.
View over the Chiapas hills from outside of our
room at the Mision
Our friend, Paco, joining us for breakfast
Ay Caramba! That marmalade sure is good!
Mision Hotel's pool under the coconut palms
The Mision Hotel is on the eastern outskirts of
the modern-day town of Palenque.
One of the Patio rooms atop the Palacio
Temple of the Cross, as viewed from the top of
the Palace
Looking toward Temple 12 from the front of the
Temple of Inscriptions
Being on camera didn't make Paco skip a beat when
it came to eating one of his favorite foods.
The North Group, as seen from the Palacio
The Temple of Inscriptions was actually the tomb
of Lord Pacal.
On the steps of the Palacio
The northwest corner of the
Palacio