After a few days staying in Oaxaca and San Cristobal de las casas, Sarah and i left the desert-y towns and made our way to Palenque. Wow what a difference in the 5 hours it took to get to palenque, we left freezing high altitude to arrive into sweltering humidity amidst the jungle :) it was a great and welcome change although my backpack is alot heavier, as i have no need to wear all my big jackets and boots.
We stayed in El Panchan, on the road just outside of the main palenque town on the way to the ruins, a cool little old world hippy place, we met some great travellers, lots of people from a "community" (really sounded like a cult, but they insisted it wasnt) and some that remind you of the extreme effects that 30 years of heavy drugs can have on your mind, especially crazy shaman of the forest dude.
The ruins themself, were a great change from the ones we had seen previously in stark desert environments, these were hidden among the trees in the jungle and felt like had stepped into the hidden worlds of indiana jones!
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