[Aztlan] Trip to Mexico (Chiapas)

[mwhoward50 at comcast.net]

Is it possible to add intinerary suggestions for Tikal. I will be making my first trip there. Thanks in advance.

Mark Howard

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: N Arnold <nwarnold99 at yahoo.com> 

> 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 wrote: 
> 
> > From: David Hixson 
> > Subject: Re: [Aztlan] Trip to Mexico (Chiapas) 
> > To: aztlan at lists.famsi.org, "wolfhawk" 
> > 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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