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Pan-American Highway to Palenque

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The Pan-American Highway held a couple of special highway conditions. In addition to more speed bumps than any other section of roadway in Mexico, it also has terrible potholes. Not the kind that bump a tire or make you splash your coffee in your lap.  But this kind:  panamerican hole.JPG This hole has consumed over half of the roadway.  The centerline stripe is gone. Travelers have carved out an area on the other side in order to get around it. One car can pass at a time. This is the kind of pothole that causes people to say DO NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT IN MEXICO. Coming from this direction there are no markings, no warning signs, not even an orange cone, just a hole. Imagine approaching this in complete darkness!  

But even with all the challenges, the highway delivered us safely to Palenque. There we met up again with our friends The Slow Dutchman and several other travelers at the campground near Palenque. We took a guided tour around Palenque to learn the basics, then explored the ruins further on our own.
These holes are inside the traditional Mayan steam bath house.  One side for hot rocks and water, one side for incense. The original aromatherapy!
Mike and Geneva at Palenque!
And then at the end of a hot, humid tour lies the prize! An air-conditioned room containing the HUGE sarcophagus that was exhumed from the temple. Cool stuff, literally!

Palenque is a large archeological area with many structures to explore. We enjoyed our time there and with The Slow Dutchman.

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