We were taking an afternoon tour to nearby waterfalls, Misol-Ha and Agua Azul. Earlier in the week, bandits had blocked the road to Agua Azul couple of times so fingers were crossed that it was clear today. We were picked up in a relatively smart air conditioned van that already had some passengers in it. They had spent the morning at the ruins and were looking a bit drained and half asleep. That was confirmation enough for us that it was wiser to split the sight...

Breakfast was at Don Mucho's, the only place in the village that was open, and the menu looked pretty good and cheap. Maria went for the healthy option of a smoothie with a slice of toast. David went for the standard breakfast but was surprised at the size of it- a mountain of scrambled eggs, a bowl of beans and a stack of tortillas. On the main road, we jumped into a colectivo to take us the 4km up the road to the Mayan Ruins. After 5 metres the colectivo came ...

We were on the bus from Campeche to Palenque today, a six hour journey with just a couple of rest stops (and one stop for the Army to check the people and bags on board - obviously too close to the Guatemala border at the time!!). There was not much to see in the way of scenery, Campeche state, like the rest of the Yucatán peninsula is, as flat as a pancake. As we entered Chiapas and neared Palenque, the ground began rise and fall slightly and there were cle...