A natural image of the Virgin of Guadalupe (on the way to Palenque).
Noah atop a Mayan temple

The royal palace from above.

 

	Laura and Noah exploring the ruins of the royal palace.
Ted, Lewis, Molly, and Laura, a bit exhausted after climbing hundreds of temple steps built by the Mayans in the 7th century A.D.	The dense jungle vegetation that still covers most of the city of Palenque.
Lewis, Noah, and Laura on Mayan steps.	Temple of Pakal (also "Pacal"), Mayan king who ruled Palenque for most of the 7th century.

Students explore Temple 19, which was only recently discovered by the venerable Mexican archeologist, Alfonso Morales.

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