[Aztlan] Changes at Palenque

[Elaine Day Schele]

Hi Julia and all,

Thank you for the clarification Julia and information.  I didn't know why 
Temple 19 "collapsed", just that it was an INCH maintenance problem.  How 
long ago did the roof fall in and I wonder why they haven't replaced it?  It 
seems a shame that people cannot see the beautiful restoration job that you 
and other members of the Cross Group Project did there.  For those of you 
who don't know, here is an excellent Mesoweb site where their project 
information was kept for all to see.  This website was one of the best ever 
for recording major finds of archeological excavations in Mesoamerica on a 
"real-time" basis: 
http://www.mesoweb.com/palenque/dig/background/palenque_project.html.

Elaine
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julia C. Miller" <tunelera at gmail.com>
To: "Aztlan" <Aztlan at lists.famsi.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 12:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Aztlan] Changes at Palenque


> Just a clarification on Temple 19 and 20 -- the thatch roof on Temple 19 
> decayed and was removed by the INAH. It was closed off at that time, 
> pending replacement of the roof. Temple 20 is closed off because it is 
> close to the INAH excavations in Structure 22. They keep the whole area 
> roped off even when there are no active excavations going on.
>
> Julie
>
> Elaine Day Schele wrote:
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> I spent this summer at Palenque and visited the site many times.  In 
>> regards to restrictions, tourist are no longer allowed to visit the top 
>> of the Temple Of the Inscriptions, not even from the back entrance and 
>> they are not allowed to walk behind Temple 13 (location of the tomb of 
>> the Red Queen), but of course you can go inside.  In addition, Temples 19 
>> and 20 have been roped off.  I know that Temple 19 has collapsed and 
>> perhaps Temple 20 also, thus they are unsafe.
>>
>> As far as places to stay, I like personally prefer the LaCanada 
>> neighborhood and where Hotel Tulipanes http://www.mayatulipanes.com.mx/ 
>> is located, as well as another hotel called Xibalba.  There are also two 
>> great restaurants in the neighborhood, one called the Maya Restaurant and 
>> a great fish place across the street.
>>
>> Elaine
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael J. Fitzpatrick" 
>> <fitzesq at earthlink.net>
>> To: <aztlan at lists.famsi.org>
>> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 1:16 PM
>> Subject: [Aztlan] Changes at Palenque
>>
>>
>>> Mates,
>>> My wife and I are considering a return trip to Palenque in November or
>>> December.  We had a wonderful trip to the region in February 1994 and 
>>> also
>>> saw Tonina and Yaxchitlan.  No one was at the later sites at all, 
>>> perhaps
>>> not surprisingly as the Zapatista revolution had started just 6 weeks
>>> earlier and the region was awash with nervous Federal troops (who really 
>>> did
>>> not know what to make of a couple of middle-age American tourists in a
>>> rental car).
>>>
>>> I am aware that one can no longer visit Pacal's tomb, but I also recall
>>> reading somewhere (here, perhaps?) that restrictions have also been put 
>>> into
>>> place preventing visitors from climbing certain structures, etc.  Has 
>>> anyone
>>> been there recently who can describe what the experience is like these 
>>> days?
>>> Any recommendations on a place to stay?  We stayed at the Chan-Kah 
>>> Ruinas
>>> last trip.
>>>
>>> Michael J. Fitzpatrick
>>> 152 North Third St., #800
>>> San Jose, CA 95112
>>> (408) 288-8013
>>> Fax (408) 995-0531
>>> Fitzesq at earthlink.net
>>>
>>> "There are only two truly infinite things, the universe and stupidity. 
>>> And I
>>> am unsure about the universe."
>>> - Albert Einstein
>>>
>>>
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