Palenque, a beautiful Mayan site is located North of the state of Chiapas, in the middle of the jungle. The best place to stay is a complex of Cabañas and little huts spread around the forest called "El Pachan". It is a very chilled out and hippy place where reggae and Carribean music is played live at night and where travellers converge. The place is always dark as it is surrounded by tall and thick vegetation.
To get to your hut you need to walk through jungle-like trees and plants on illuminates wooden pathways. After 11pm, lights are out and it gets really tricky to reach your warm and humid bed. And when it is pouring down as it did last night it gets even more fun.
And what do you do from "El Pachan"? Well, you visit the ruins of Palenque and try to understand the Mayan way of life, why they were squizzing baby`s head for years to make them flatter, you walk through the jungle, learn about natural healing plants, climb trees (well, I do), swim in large waterfalls and try not to drink to much as it is the only thing to do at night.
My plan from here was to go to Tikal in Guatemala where everybody around says the Mayan ruins are wonderful. But the stupid ass that I am left his tourist card in Mexico city (in order not to loose it) so he cannot leave the country. How is that for organisation?
I am therefore taking a bus tonight for Tulum, a Carribean pardise.
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