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Near Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico.
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This page contains a sampling of museum displays from the Palenque Museum.
They have now built a replica of Lord Pakal's Tomb in the museum, but we have no photos of it. We have photos of the original!
Throne From "The Palace". George DeLange Sitting On
The Same Throne In 1988. 
Kan B'alam II Statue From
Temple Of The Cross
Date 15 March 692 A.D. Kan B'alam II Stucco Head
From Temple Of The Cross
When He Dedicated It In 692 A.D. 
Artifacts At Palenque Museum. Artifacts At Palenque Museum. 
Artifacts At Palenque Museum. Artifacts At Palenque Museum. 
Artifacts At Palenque Museum. Artifacts At Palenque Museum. 
Artifacts At Palenque Museum. Artifacts At Palenque Museum. 
Artifacts At Palenque Museum. Artifacts At Palenque Museum. 
Artifacts At Palenque Museum. Artifacts At Palenque Museum. 
Artifacts At Palenque Museum. Artifacts At Palenque Museum.
Getting to Palenque can be somewhat of a challenge since no major airlines travel to Palenque. Here are our suggestions:
By air:
Some commercial flights arrive in Palenque coming from the Francisco Sarabia Airport in Tuxtla Gutierrez, the Capital of the State of Chiapas. You can also charter a light aircraft to take you to Palenque.
By land:
You can drive or be driven from Tuxtla Gutierrez, the Capital of the State of Chiapas, or from Villahermosa, the Capital of the State of Tabasco, located at about 284 and about 149 kilometres from Palenque, respectively.
You have to take highway 190 coming from Tuxtla Gutierrez, which goes across Chiapas in a west to southeast direction going past San Crist�bal de las Casas, and then on highway 199 leading to Ocosingo and Palenque. The trip takes approximately 5 hours.
If your drive begins at Villahermosa, you take highway 186 up to the City of Esc�rcega; from there you take highway 114 to the Municipality of Palenque, where there is a bifurcation towards the archaeological compound. The trip takes a little over two hours.
By train:
This is an interesting alternative that starts from Cordoba, in the State of Veracruz. The railway goes all the way up to M�rida, Capital of the State of Yucatan, it stops at the Pakal-Na Station near Palenque.
Also, you could take the "Mayan Express", a luxurious tourist service connecting M�rida and Palenque. The "Mayan Express" train has a coffee car, dinning car and club car. It also has a library specialised on pre-Hispanic cultures.
We have always driven there from either Tuxtla Gutierrez or Villahermosa. We would fly to one of those cities and then rent a car to drive to Palenque.
There are "guides" at the Gate into Palenque, if you wish to hire a "guide."
Note: There are several nice hotels in the nearby city of Palenque. There is no reason why you could not visit the Palenque ruins over a two or three day time period. That way, you could "see it all"!
We have links to Priceline on this page so you can find airlines and hotels that serve those areas.
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Other Palenque Archaeological Site Pages!
This page contains a sampling of museum displays from the Palenque Museum. They have now built a replica of Lord Pakal's Tomb in the museum, but we have no photos of it. We have photos of the original!
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| Throne From "The Palace". | George DeLange Sitting On The Same Throne In 1988. |
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| Kan B'alam II Statue From Temple Of The Cross Date 15 March 692 A.D. | Kan B'alam II Stucco Head From Temple Of The Cross When He Dedicated It In 692 A.D. |
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| Artifacts At Palenque Museum. | Artifacts At Palenque Museum. |
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| Artifacts At Palenque Museum. | Artifacts At Palenque Museum. |
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| Artifacts At Palenque Museum. | Artifacts At Palenque Museum. |
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| Artifacts At Palenque Museum. | Artifacts At Palenque Museum. |
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| Artifacts At Palenque Museum. | Artifacts At Palenque Museum. |
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| Artifacts At Palenque Museum. | Artifacts At Palenque Museum. |
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| Artifacts At Palenque Museum. | Artifacts At Palenque Museum. |
Getting to Palenque can be somewhat of a challenge since no major airlines travel to Palenque. Here are our suggestions:
By air:
By land:
You have to take highway 190 coming from Tuxtla Gutierrez, which goes across Chiapas in a west to southeast direction going past San Crist�bal de las Casas, and then on highway 199 leading to Ocosingo and Palenque. The trip takes approximately 5 hours. If your drive begins at Villahermosa, you take highway 186 up to the City of Esc�rcega; from there you take highway 114 to the Municipality of Palenque, where there is a bifurcation towards the archaeological compound. The trip takes a little over two hours.
By train:
Also, you could take the "Mayan Express", a luxurious tourist service connecting M�rida and Palenque. The "Mayan Express" train has a coffee car, dinning car and club car. It also has a library specialised on pre-Hispanic cultures. We have always driven there from either Tuxtla Gutierrez or Villahermosa. We would fly to one of those cities and then rent a car to drive to Palenque. There are "guides" at the Gate into Palenque, if you wish to hire a "guide." Note: There are several nice hotels in the nearby city of Palenque. There is no reason why you could not visit the Palenque ruins over a two or three day time period. That way, you could "see it all"! We have links to Priceline on this page so you can find airlines and hotels that serve those areas.
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Other Palenque Archaeological Site Pages!
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