Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 27th Jan'09The site of Palenque was abandoned by the Maya people for several centuries, when the Spanish explorers arrived in Chiapas in the 16th century. The first European to visit the ruins and publish an account was Father Pedro Lorenzo de la Nada in 1567; at the time the local Chol Maya called it Otolum meaning "Land with strong houses", de la Nada roughly translated this into Spanish to give the site the name "Palenque", meaning "fortification". Palenque also became the name for the town (Santo Domingo del Palenque) which was built over some peripheral ruins down in the valley from the main ceremonial center of the ancient city
I took this photo from the top of one of the pyramids right at the corner so that I could cover maximum area. the place was beautiful and the clear weather and sunshine helped me getting a pretty clear landscape.
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