[Aztlan] Trip to Mexico (Chiapas)

[Dave Pentecost]

Here's my Tikal suggestion.

I always come from the Chiapas side. Go to San Cristobal (see above),
take the bus to Palenque, see the ruins, and stay in Xibalba as David
said. But be aware that the archaeologist in the family that owns it
(Alfonso Morales) is living in the Yucatan now and is rarely around.
Book a package trip to Flores. They will pick you up at your hotel,
take you by van to Frontera Corozal (same route as to Yaxchilan) and
put you on a boat upriver, the opposite way from Yaxchilan, across to
Bethel, Guatemala. A van picks you up there and takes you to Flores.
In Flores stay at the cheap and dumpy Casa Lacandon, in the back and
upstairs where there is a spectacular view of the lake, boats, and the
site of Tayasal on the peninsula opposite. From there, bus or van to
El Remate, on the other end of the lake. Stay at any of the hotels
there (Casa del Don David is my pick for the restaurant, and the owner
is my tocayo), again take a very early van to Tikal from outside your
hotel.

Yes, you could fly to Flores, go straight to the ruins and stay at one
of the (more expensive) hotels on site. But this gets you San
Cristobal, Palenque, the Usumacinta River, and all the land between
(Tonina, Bonampak, Yaxchilan are all options on the route). Total bus,
van, and boat expenses described above are in the $60 range one way.

I am writing this in San Cristobal, having just come back from
Palenque, Flores, Piedras Negras. I'll show some footage from this
trip (and several aothers) at U Penn museum Pre-Columbian Society this
Saturday.

Que les vaya bien!
Dave

On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 6:09 PM,  <mwhoward50 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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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