Palenque

Palenque

Palenque is in the South of the country towards the areas of Chiapas and Yucatán, in medium of the tropical forest, and extends on 20 km². Palenque was one of the ceremonial centers most significantof the first Maya empire. The site has existed for several front-JC centuries but he knew his apogee only towards 8th or 9th century. This one was discovered by the Westerners in 18th century. The temple of the Inscriptions is known and preserved best more of Palenque. It counts 9 stages with more than 70 aliasings. At the interior is there a sarcophagus of 3 meters out of 2,10 meters which contained a significant character (undoubtedly a priest or alarge head) surrounded by jewels of jade and a death mask in jadeplates.

" Templo de las Inscripciones "

Panorama of the ruins of Palenque

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