Calinda Nututun Palenque

... strada e' arrivato l'esercito. <br>Oggi l'effetto e' stato inverso, dai 15 gradi di San Cristobal ai 30 (con umidita' 80%) di Palenque.<br>Per fortuna l'hotel e' confortevole. Nonostante la citta' di Palenque non sia niente di speciale e' comunque abbastanza tipica, alla fine della strada principale c'e' la piazza con il palco per i suonatori di ...

... kind of big cat) and went to visit the ruined city of Palenque. This was an extremely powerful part of the Maya Kingdom back around 1500 years ago. They city is really big, but only 5% is excavated. So i traipsed around the many buildings for around 3 hours. Really impressive that they are still standing and it is surrounded by the steamy jungle for miles around- simply a gorgeous place. I saw a variety of lizards ...

... good time was a hostel with a BBQ each night (clichéd but it´s what he said!) and copious amounts of beer, whilst the Kiwi drank one beer at a time max and was more into taking pictures of the wildlife with his $3000 camera. The aussie was still wearing the boardies and flip flops he had been wearing on the bus 36 hours before, whereas the kiwi had changed into a vest and we were surprised to discover he was covered in tats. The aussie was scathing about his kiwi travelling ...

... that has become more commercial, but even still... There are a few cabanas and then two restaurants/bars, a tattoo artist, steam bath and a book swap all surrounded by the Central American jungle. It was hot and steamy here and with no A/C it was a pleasure when it rained. It reminded me of the commune in southern Oregon where the Green Tortoise stops for breakfast (if that means anything to anyone).<br> The main attraction here is the ...

... Dont think we want to go back though. They introduced us on their radio show and proceeded to tell listeneres how it is a sin for woman to wear pants. I guess I'm in trouble then huh?!? Anywho, Palenque is where we will end up in an hour and a half... It's close to the Guatemala border and said to be dangrouse. Everone stares at me... Some people mock me just for being white. Most of the time, I dont understand anything that happens... It's very hard...

... Rond acht uur gepiekt en gesteven om bij Don Mucho te gaan eten. Dit restaurant ligt vlak naast onze cabana, midden in de jungle....en het is werkelijk een toptent. Iedere avond live muziek...vuurdansen....de allerlekkerste cocktails en ijskoude corona met limon....standaard salsa met taco chips.De kaart is werkelijk te gek....vandaag eten we kip met chocoladesaus ...

... long, so Brendan and I actually stood out in the downpour for a few minutes until we were completely soaked from head to toe, before going to the internet cafe dripping wet. We also managed to book a bus tour to the ruins and two waterfalls for the following morning, so we were set to go. As set up the night before, we went out to Alices hotel, but she was yet to arrive, and the girl at the desk had no record of her being booked in, so we didnt leave a message and headed back into town to ...

... which is a 25m single drop fall which was pretty good. But we then went over to a place called Agua Azul which is a river where it goes over a long series of rapids (7km worth). The incredible thing about the river is it's amazing blue colour and the clearness of the water. Definitely the best river i've ever been to.

... silently in terror, neither of us daring to tempt fate by assuming we would land safely. We know it's impossible but it felt that when we finally touched down in Cancun, Mexico, we drew our first breath since that wretched sound began just after take-off. So...obviously from the existence of this update the story had a happy ending, but we're not ashamed to ...

... reconsidered going back out to the fresh air and the drunk cowboys. Deciding against this, I ended up in the (closed) indoor bar, perched atop four moulded plastic chairs next to a dribbling truck driver. It was here that I managed five hours of undisturbed sleep.<br><br><br>As we approached mainland Mexico in the morning we could clearly see a number of pinnacle-like islands offshore and, on the mainland, the grey sprawl of Mazatlan. This city was first developed as a package tour ...