Palenque Mexico Photos

Palenque Mexico Photos

The following travel photographs were taken in Palenque, Mexico in the spring of 2008. They are of the ruins at the Palenque Mayan archaeology site and the modern city. Feel free to use these photos, just provide a functioning link (one that can be clicked on) back to http://www.travelerphotographs.com .

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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Upstate New York, USA- May 29, 2008
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Stone steps up to a residential area of the ancient Mayan city of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico.

Mexican religious ornaments in the city of Palenque.

Large Mexican pineapples.

Photo of Mayan ruins at Palenque in Mexico.

Cool looking Mexican tree outside of the Palenque ruins.

Photo of a pyramid at the Palenque archaeology site in Mexico.

Picture of the watch tower that rises above the ancient Mayan city.

Canal around Palenque.

Photo of tourists walking on the ruins of Palenque in the south of Mexico.

Mexican musician playing in the streets of Palenque in the modern city.

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Tikal Palenque Mayan Ruins

Tikal Palenque Mayan Ruins

These are photos of the Mayan ruins at Palenque, Mexico and Tikal, Guatemala, which were taken in the spring of 2008 on my travels through Central America of that year. Tikal costs the traveler more than $20 to enter, while Palenque only costs $4.50 to enter the archaeology park and another $2 to enter the nature reserve that the park is located in. If you enter Tikal after 3 PM you can also get in the next day.

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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Cancun, Mexico- May 2008
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The acropolis of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico.

The stone steps leading to the top of the acropolis of the Palenque ruins in Mexico.

Tower in the center of the Palenque ruins.

Rock carvings at Palenque.

Residential area of the Palenque ruins.

Carhartt boot in front of a pyramid at Tikal in Guatemala. If the Carhartt people see this, I am available to promote your products (as they are good). You just have to keep me supplied with Carhartt boots and pants and I will keep taking these photos haha. I am not joking.

Towering pyramid at Tikal in Guatemala.

Lady the Tramp in front of a pyramid at Tikal.

The city of Tikal rising up out of the El Peten jungle.

Ruins at Tikal in Guatemala.

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Copan Ruins Photographs

Copan Ruins Photos

Photographs from the Copan archaeology site. Copan was a Mayan city that grew out of the jungles of Central America aroun 500AD and lasted to the collaspe of the Mayan empire around five hundred years later. These photos are from the main cluster of Copan and show the famous hieroglyphic stairway, stellas, statues, stone carvings, Mayan texts, and Mayan art.

Photo of a Mayan hieroglyph at Copan.

Statue of a king of Copan. Copan is famous for its stone carvings that show deep relief.

Stone carvings of Mayan art at Copan.

Photo from on top of one of the main structures looking down at the area near the ballcourt.

The Mayan ballcourt.

Mayan stone carving at Copan.
Stellas at Copan Ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The famous hieroglyphic stair way at Copan.
My archaeologist name tag.

Photo of a stone carving of a Copan king.

Photo of Copan Ruins.
Stone carving at Copan.

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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
Copan Ruinas, Honduras
March 13, 2008

Panama Viejo Ruins Photos

Panama Viejo Ruins Photographs

Panama Viejo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located just outside of Panama City. It was the original site of Panama City, but it was destroyed by Henry Morgan and his band of pirates. The Panama Viejo Ruins still stand today. To get there just take an Ave. Balboa bus that says Panama Viejo in the window. The driver will drop you off in front of the ruins.

The ruins of Panama Viejo- a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The tower of Old Panama. They ask you for your ticket on your way up it. If you jumped the fence like I did to avoid paying $5, you better run.

Casa del Obispado in the ruins of Old Panama which were sacked by pirates.

Photograph of the Panama Viejo Ruins.

Photo of the ruins at Panama Viejo.

The tower of Old Panama.

The Panama Viejo Ruins are very extensive and cover a large area.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Where I hid after being caught by security for visiting Panama Viejo ticketless. I got away.

Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
Heredia, Costa Rica
February 27, 2008

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Guayabo Archaeology Site in Costa Rica

Guayabo National Monument Archaeology in Costa Rica

The Guayabo archaeological park is in the eastern portion of the central valley of Costa Rica. The site sits near the top of Volcan Turrialba, which is 19km from the town of Turrialba. This is the largest archaeology site that has been discovered and excavated in Costa Rica, though only a portion of this site has been unearthed. The Guayabo site itself contains mounds, canals, monoliths, tanks, tombs, petraglyphs, and a twenty km road that stretches all the way down the mountain to Turrialba.

In the Guayabo National monument there are also hiking trails through the forest and an, "Abundance of forest species like the "carara", "magnolia", "cantarillo", "burio" and "cedro" are cover with a lot of plants like "bromelias" and orquets." http://www.costaricamap.com/ing/biopguayabo.html

Photograph of the Guayabo Archaeology site from up Volcan Turrialbo.

A pool in Guayabo Archaeology park.

Photograph of a petraglyph in Guayabo.

A beautiful typical Costa Rican house near the archaeology park in Costa Rica.

The way to Guayabo National Monument. A herd of cattle blocking the road.

Mounds at the Guayabo archaeology site. These are thought to have been the base for living structures.

The stone road that goes from Guayabo to Turrialba.

Photo of Guayabo Archaeology site.

Stonework stairs at the monument in Costa Rica.

Petraglyph in Guayabo National Monument, Costa Rica.

Wade from Song of the Open Road
Heredia, Costa Rica
January 31, 2007