Tabasco and Chiapas
Villahermosa, Comalcalco, Palenque, Bonampak, Yaxchilán, Toniná, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Sumidero Canyon
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Return to Home PageIn Villahermosa we visited the Parque de La Venta, where monuments from the Olmec site of La Venta are displayed.
From Villahermosa we drove to the site of
Comalcalco, the westernmost ancient Maya site. It is located in a
river delta, so is unique among Maya sites in being built of brick
instead of stone. Our visit was truncated because of wind and rain.
That same afternoon we drove through the
rain to the town of Palenque, and the next morning we visited the
Palenque Museum, which is full of spectacular finds from the site.
We were scheduled to visit the site that afternoon, but had to
postpone because of the pouring rain.
