[Aztlan] Trip to Mexico (Chiapas)

[N Arnold]

Wow, that's about the perfect itinerary and list of places to see that David just provided. If you want to make a longer day trip, or maybe a couple days, I would suggest traveling to Flores and Tikal. You can maybe set something up to hit Bonampak, Yaxchilan, and Tikal all in the same go!

I'll second Agua Azul as a fun diversion if you're going to Palenque. David's got the stuff laid out for you, and I'm jealous as well.

Noah


--- On Fri, 6/6/08, David Hixson <chunchucmil at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: David Hixson <chunchucmil at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Aztlan] Trip to Mexico (Chiapas)
> To: aztlan at lists.famsi.org, "wolfhawk" <wolfhawk at tds.net>
> Date: Friday, June 6, 2008, 8:03 AM
> I just realized that I forgot to mention the wonderful
> day-trip you could take to both Bonampak and Yaxchilan. 
> These trips used to take multiple days, but with the newly
> paved roads they both can be seen in a single (long) day
> from a home base in Palenque.
> 
> Bonampak is reached by van, then you are driven to a launch
> site for river boats to travel up to Yaxchilan along the
> Usumacinta river.  Most tour packages include a mediocre
> lunch and other refreshments, but be sure to bring some
> trail mix and extra water just in case of some delays.
> 
> Here are my photos and descriptions from Bonampak (just
> click on the first gallery):
> 
> http://www.mesoamerican-archives.com/
> 
> And here are the "Mexperience.com" overviews of
> Bonampak and Yaxchilan:
> 
> http://www.mexperience.com/guide/archaeology/bonampak.htm
> 
> http://www.mexperience.com/guide/archaeology/yaxchilan.htm
> 
> -Dave
> 
> 
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