Exploring the Ancient Mayan Ruins of PALENQUE: into the Jungle - Chiapas Mexico

In this episode, we will explore Palenque.
Swathed in morning jungle mists and echoing to a dawn chorus of howler monkeys and parrots, the mighty Maya temples of Palenque are deservedly one of the top destinations of Chiapas and one of the best examples of Maya architecture in all of Mexico.
Anciently known as Lakamha (“Big Water”), Palenque was a Maya city that flourished in the 7th century. The Palenque ruins date from ca. 226 BC to ca. AD 799 (thanks Wikipedia) with the discovered area covering 2.5 km² (1 sq mi), but it is estimated that less than 10% of the total area of the city is explored, leaving more than a thousand structures still covered by jungle.
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[lightswift]

Palenque is one of the most Magical places on Earth!! ❤️
You feel something very Special when you enter!

[robinrutschman]

GREAT video and sound track!!! Thank you very much for sharing!!!

[susankennedy]

I always felt like I was in another dimension in Palenque. My husband and I could feel it when we walked out of the park on the other side of the main entrance. And because one is Aztec and one is Mayan their energies are very different. Uxmal is also very different and beautiful. Thanks for all your work.

[barbaraholzmann]

Wow this is a massive place - thank you so much for sharing your wonderful experiences - I am so excited everytime you post a video - Stay safe and live with Passion!!

[craigjones]

Nice vlog, great to follow your adventures, been following you since you met up with Trent and Allie and the nomadic movement
Great work and wonderful soundtrack ! Thank you !

[catzcradle]

Very cool place! Thank you for taking us with you! 😎

[PeriWinkle]

🙋🏼‍♀️Your travel videos are the very best! There is such a sincere, genuine, respect and awe you have for what you are experiencing and sharing. Your appreciation is very real and evident.😘

[RVingwiththeMoracas]

Oh so beautiful - it is amazing the details in those ruins. Thanks

[chrisholyer]

This is beautiful very exciting to watch

[ConstancioRosellini]

You must come to the state of Veracruz, Mexico, a mythical state, with folklore and also with jungle, in the region of Los Tuxtlas.
You must visit the Tajin, a very interesting archaeological zone.

[bevtrue]

Wow, fascinating. 😀😍 Thanks for sharing.

[dougholtz]

This place is so large and spread out, you have to wonder how it was all built. Amazing.

[larizzawilliams]

Love your channel. Thank you for your great content.

[kapaomegatau]

Teotihuacan is not aztec, because it was built centuries before the raise of the aztec and Toltec empires. When the nomad aztecs arrived to the Mexico Valley, they found the Teotihuacan city already abandoned, and so they called Teotihuacan which means in nahuatl etnic lenguage, the place in which tje gods are born, due its huge size an magnificency The Teotihuacan city was built by the unknown people so called teotihuacans by the aztecs.

[javi]

i was inside that tunnel in 2017 before it was closed to the public, that shit trips me out good vid

[velvetindigonight]

Thank you for helping me to experience Palenque as I drink coffee and eat chocolate on the 11.11 Gateway!
Enjoy and Be Blessed.

[TravelswithYoly]

Your videos are always so entertaining and interesting and I don't understand how many less so channels have so many more subscribers ?

[antoniohernandez-oxyg]

Saludos, me da mucha alegria que hallan visitado mi tierra natal, el lugar de mi trabajo, aventura de indiana Jones

[andreavale]

I’ve watched all your videos hoping to see the one where you met Trent & Allie and Nomadic Movement. It was such a warm and friendly feeling when they gave you such a big shout out from each of their channels. Hope you stay friends.

[cactustree]

During February/March of 1977 (I think it was '77), I traveled with a history professor and a group of 10-12 college students for intensive language study and riding on buses through other parts of Mexico for a month. We visited Palenque but could only stay one day. The ruins did seem quite magical!