We arrive in Palenque late and over the city we choose to stay in the jungle with the monkeys and Mosquitoes!! Only a ten minute drive from town but with no wifi, no shops, one restaurant we were feeling at one with the trees!! Our accommodation was a tiny en-suite cabana hut which was really cute. Don Muchos being their one place to get food we were in there a fair bit. Luckily the food was good, with live music and the occasional swinging visit by a monkey. Th...

Vast, mysterious and enchanting the ruined city of Palenque is known to be the most beautifully conceived of the Mayan city-States and one of the most fascinating archaeological sites in the world. Surrounded by forest there are ruin pyramids, towers and sprawling temple complexes. The city was active dates 226 BC to AD 799 from there it absorbed into the jungle to become known as a national treasure and to be visited by countless tourists from all over the worl...