Amazing Mexico

Palenque is a medium sized Mayan archeological site in the foothills of the Tumbalá mountains of Chiapas.  At its height, it probably held around 6,000 people, though it was long abandoned by the time the Spanish arrived.  It contains some of the finest Mayan architecture, sculpture and bas-relief carvings to survive. When Father Lorenzo de [...]

When visiting Veracruz, Mexico, there is a Pre-Columbian archeological site attracting the masses that is situated close to the city of Papantla. El Tajin once served as the capital of the Totonac state, which was named after the awesome power of thunder and said to have taken its name from the Totonac god of thunder, [...]