Driving a robbers highway

Palenque, Mexico

Time to go. I got sorted out and got the van. Gladly it was still there since I had parked on the street. My luck was still holding. The road North was Zapitista country, the local rebel groups in the state of Chaipas. Tourist had been kidnapped here before but not for a few years. Hopefully my luck would still hold.

It did for a while.

I got to Aqua Azul, a series of spectacular waterfalls which were very photogenic and great for swimming. After paying 2 entrance fees for a total of 30 pesos (and getting stopped by the local banana mafia with a rope across the road) this is the photo I took 1 minute after I got into the car park:

I parked up and it started raining. I waited 5 minutes and then carried on to Palenque. It rained for the next 3 hours so I made the right choice.

I had dinner with the Belgian couple I met in Zipolite and then had an early night. Tomorrow, more spectacular ruins. As long as the weather didn’t spoil it…..

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