Built by the Mayans around 300 - 600 AD. Set at the foot of a chain of hills surrounded by what's left of the rainforest!
| The Temple of Inscriptions. Within the temple down a
22 metre staircase is tomb containing a sarcophagus. One of the few ever found in Mayan
Pyramids
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| The Palace at Palenque.It sits on a 300 by 240 metre
platform and contains covered corridors with high vaults. The tower, unique in Mayan architecture, is believed to have been an observatory.
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| The temple of the Foliated Cross.
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| The Temple of the Sun. Unfortunately from the rear!
Well I didn't Know.
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