Chiapas Ruin Sites, Palenque, Bonampak, Yaxchilan,
Izapa, Chiapas, Mexico
Izapa, Chiapas, Mexico
Views of Palenque's temples from the Temple of the
Cross
Cross
Reach Palenque Ruin Site, Other Sites
Palenque. Cabs make frequent runs and pick up passengers along the way. The sculpture called the
Cabeza Maya is a handy place to wait for a cab.
of Yaxchilan. See the collective vans near the Cabeza Maya, just across the street to the northwest. This
will be an all day trip. Vans start at 5:00 am.
boats cross the river and go upriver to Bethel Guatemala for transfer to Flores Guatemala and lodging for
the Ruin of Tikal. Arrangements can be made with tour agencies in Palenque City for the transportation or
you can arrange your own. Buses run from Bethel; three a day make the four hour trip. The other option is
San Juan Travel which runs vans from Bethel to Flores. San Juan has gotten bad press over the years but
in January 2012 they ran a solid trip on both the Belize City to Flores leg and the Flores to Bethel leg.
service is available as is other service and tours to nearby sites such as Bonampak and Yaxchilan.
Tours also leave the area for the cascades of Agua Azule and for the Ruin Site of Tonina and for San
Cristobal de las Casas.
- Vans, Cabeza Maya to the Ruins
Palenque. Cabs make frequent runs and pick up passengers along the way. The sculpture called the
Cabeza Maya is a handy place to wait for a cab.
- Bonampak and Yaxchilan
of Yaxchilan. See the collective vans near the Cabeza Maya, just across the street to the northwest. This
will be an all day trip. Vans start at 5:00 am.
- Tikal
boats cross the river and go upriver to Bethel Guatemala for transfer to Flores Guatemala and lodging for
the Ruin of Tikal. Arrangements can be made with tour agencies in Palenque City for the transportation or
you can arrange your own. Buses run from Bethel; three a day make the four hour trip. The other option is
San Juan Travel which runs vans from Bethel to Flores. San Juan has gotten bad press over the years but
in January 2012 they ran a solid trip on both the Belize City to Flores leg and the Flores to Bethel leg.
- Palenque City
service is available as is other service and tours to nearby sites such as Bonampak and Yaxchilan.
Tours also leave the area for the cascades of Agua Azule and for the Ruin Site of Tonina and for San
Cristobal de las Casas.
Palenque's Temple of the Inscriptions above the tomb of the Emperor
Pacal, ruler from 615 AD to 683 AD
Pacal, ruler from 615 AD to 683 AD
Temple of the Cross
Friar Diego de Landa (1524-1579) described the city in 1567 in a book that is
available at Palenque's museum bookstore: "Yucatan Before And After The
Conquest. "
Occupied from 100 AD, the site's Classic Period buildings that still stand, took
shape between 600 AD and 900 AD.
Legend and stone inscription suggest that the first inhabitants were Olmec people
and the artifacts in the small museum show Olmec influence.
available at Palenque's museum bookstore: "Yucatan Before And After The
Conquest. "
Occupied from 100 AD, the site's Classic Period buildings that still stand, took
shape between 600 AD and 900 AD.
Legend and stone inscription suggest that the first inhabitants were Olmec people
and the artifacts in the small museum show Olmec influence.
View of the Palace
Palenque's most notable leader was 7 Th Century king or emperor Pacal who ruled from 615 to 683 AD.
He built the so-called Temple of the Inscriptions dedicated in 692 atop the pyramid enclosing his tomb.
After the decline of the center the area farmers continued to live in the valley below the city but according
to reports the area was nearly deserted when the Spanish arrived in 1520.
American travel writer John Lloyd Stephens and English artist Frederick Catherwood made trips to the
area in 1839 and 1842, documenting the sites with text and drawings in their publication, "Incidents of
Travel In The Yucatan" published in 1843.
He built the so-called Temple of the Inscriptions dedicated in 692 atop the pyramid enclosing his tomb.
After the decline of the center the area farmers continued to live in the valley below the city but according
to reports the area was nearly deserted when the Spanish arrived in 1520.
American travel writer John Lloyd Stephens and English artist Frederick Catherwood made trips to the
area in 1839 and 1842, documenting the sites with text and drawings in their publication, "Incidents of
Travel In The Yucatan" published in 1843.
Controlled archeology commenced with a Tulane
University expedition headed by Franz Blom in
1923. Later Mexican researchers headed by Albert
Ruiz Lhuillier, working from 1949 to 1952, would
discover the tomb of Pacal at the ground level within
the pyramidal platform supporting the Temple of the
Inscriptions. Scientific work continues within the site
which is presently 10% excavated and stabilized.
University expedition headed by Franz Blom in
1923. Later Mexican researchers headed by Albert
Ruiz Lhuillier, working from 1949 to 1952, would
discover the tomb of Pacal at the ground level within
the pyramidal platform supporting the Temple of the
Inscriptions. Scientific work continues within the site
which is presently 10% excavated and stabilized.
Temple of the Inscriptions, Above. Albert Ruiz
Lhuillier, working from 1949 to 1952, would
discover the tomb of Pacal at the ground level
within the platform supporting the Temple of the
Inscriptions.
Lhuillier, working from 1949 to 1952, would
discover the tomb of Pacal at the ground level
within the platform supporting the Temple of the
Inscriptions.
Palenque's Temple of the Cross
Palenque's Temple of the sun
Tonina can be reached from
Ocosingo ADO bus stop
Ocosingo ADO bus stop
Yaxchilan reached by van
service/collective taxi from
Palenque and then by
boat from Frontera
service/collective taxi from
Palenque and then by
boat from Frontera
Emperor Pacal, ruler
from 615 AD to 683 AD
from 615 AD to 683 AD
The carved stones are placed throughout the site, several
on the Acropolis and others on the main plaza of what was
the ritual center of a much larger city, most still cover by the
thick jungle along the Frontera and the watershed of the
Usumacinta River.
on the Acropolis and others on the main plaza of what was
the ritual center of a much larger city, most still cover by the
thick jungle along the Frontera and the watershed of the
Usumacinta River.
Chiapas Ruin Site, Bonampak
Izapa Ruin Site Chiapas State, Mexico
Izapa Ruin Site
view of the entrance to
the complex (right)
called group F, first
settled in 1200 BC
view of the entrance to
the complex (right)
called group F, first
settled in 1200 BC
Izapa Chiapas
Tapachula; an
ancient city with
Olmec influence that
was at its height from
600 BC to 100 AD
Tapachula; an
ancient city with
Olmec influence that
was at its height from
600 BC to 100 AD
Izapa Ruin Site, is an abandoned stone city built by the local settlers starting in 1200 BC. The
settlement was influenced by the Olmec culture through trade and migration from 900 BC to 100 AD. The city
reached a high point between 600 BC to 100 AD.
Izapa was the center of a large culture settled along the coastal plain and river delta near what is the current
border with Guatemala and the present day city of Tapachula in Chiapas State, Mexico.
Reach Izapa via the Talisman (Talisman Bridge) Collective taxi that passes by the first class bus station in
Tapachula.
settlement was influenced by the Olmec culture through trade and migration from 900 BC to 100 AD. The city
reached a high point between 600 BC to 100 AD.
Izapa was the center of a large culture settled along the coastal plain and river delta near what is the current
border with Guatemala and the present day city of Tapachula in Chiapas State, Mexico.
Reach Izapa via the Talisman (Talisman Bridge) Collective taxi that passes by the first class bus station in
Tapachula.
Chiapas Ruin Sites, Palenque, Bonampak,
Yaxchilan, and Izapa can be reached by
collective taxis from the nearby Cities.
Cabs run from Palenque to the Bonampak
Ruin Site and the Frontera for boat trips on
the Usumacinta River and the Ruin of
Yaxchilan.
Yaxchilan, and Izapa can be reached by
collective taxis from the nearby Cities.
Cabs run from Palenque to the Bonampak
Ruin Site and the Frontera for boat trips on
the Usumacinta River and the Ruin of
Yaxchilan.
Izapa Ruin Site can be reached by collective taxi in Tapachula Chiapas.
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