More Palenque

The ruins of Palenque are hidden in the jungle

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And you can only see the bits that have been excavated through the trees.

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They have a lot of intricate carvings in the sheltered areas, but those are pretty dark.

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They’re also at the tops of the temples, so you have to climb all the stairs to see them.

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Most of the carvings are writing, and most of the writing is dates.

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Most of the buildings have these weird comb things on the roof

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But most of the comb thingies are falling apart.

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It’s a lot of stairs

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The priests must have been in good shape.

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I don’t think I can tell you what’s going on here. The girls would probably be amused, but readers with dangly bits tend not to like talking about stabbing them with sharp objects.

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They didn’t even drink the water in the canals, they brought bottled spring water down from the mountains for drinking. This is just for washing.

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This is the ball court.

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