Palenque lies near the mountains of northern Chiapas, in the middle of tropical jungle so dense treetops are not visible from the ground. On account of this mysterious beauty and archeological significance , it constitutes one of the most extraordinary ruins of the Maya culture .The ceremony center occupies a strategically situated plateau: on the side rise the high, lush hills, on the other vast prairies, crossroads by rivers and lagoons, where the peasant population settled. As the sun falls on this mystic ruins the visitor can ... (more)