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Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jan 3rd, 2020, 12:17 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

mlgb— Wishing you a great trip to Palenque. ...

mlgb—

Wishing you a great trip to Palenque. I wished I had planned more than 2 nights there, as one full day was really essentially only enough to properly see the archaeological site and museum....
Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jan 3rd, 2020, 12:16 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

Hi

Hi
Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jan 3rd, 2020, 06:40 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

I wanted to report back and say I just finished...

I wanted to report back and say I just finished Jungle of Stone by William Carlsen. An excellent read and well-researched tribute to the lives and adventures of Stephens and Catherwood, although I...
Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jul 31st, 2019, 06:37 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

I suspect I have probably made that mistake too...

I suspect I have probably made that mistake too describing what I saw. I blame the Spanish word jeroglíficos. :)
Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jul 26th, 2019, 12:53 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

Fradiavolo—In a similar vein, I very much...

Fradiavolo—In a similar vein, I very much appreciated Aztec by Gary Jennings, which I read last year.

Nelson—I’ll see if I can read that article, but I will say in relation to this that I’ve...
Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jul 26th, 2019, 09:35 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

Nelson, mmeperdu— Back in early 2005, I went to...

Nelson, mmeperdu— Back in early 2005, I went to Mexico City for the first time ever. You were mentioning that it appears to have taken one site to get mmeperdu hooked, well it took that one trip to...
Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jul 25th, 2019, 09:39 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

Nelson & mmeperdu---Just a quick shout out to...

Nelson & mmeperdu---Just a quick shout out to thank the both of you, as you encouraged me to add Jungle of Stone by Williams Carlsen and Incidents of Travel to Central America, Yucatan and Chiapas by...
Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jul 23rd, 2019, 06:13 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

If anyone reading this is curious about my...

If anyone reading this is curious about my thoughts on San Salvador & vicinity, where I visited for the first time, I include the link below. Also found in that report are places that might to be...
Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jul 22nd, 2019, 11:57 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

Pictures of Palenque ...

Pictures of Palenque


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Temple of the Foliated...
Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jul 22nd, 2019, 11:41 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

So, Palenque. Although I went there from Copán...

So, Palenque. Although I went there from Copán (requiring several days) and caught a bus to it from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, for most visitors, flying into Villahermosa (or Palenque?) will be easiest. If...
Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jul 19th, 2019, 08:10 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

Pictures of Copan ...

Pictures of Copan


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Hieroglyphic Staircase...
Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jul 19th, 2019, 07:55 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

I realized I forgot in my previous post to...

I realized I forgot in my previous post to mention the Hieroglyphic Staircase, with panels telling the story of the Kings of Copan. Never seen anything like that at other sites! This and also the...
Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jul 19th, 2019, 07:46 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

*Copán* The archaeological site is maybe 2...

*Copán*

The archaeological site is maybe 2 km from the Parque Central, so I took the mototaxi for 50 lempiras. *Arriving at the site, guides with tags are present offering their services. *Seeing...
Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jul 18th, 2019, 09:50 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

*San Salvador to Copán* The Tica Bus ride...

*San Salvador to Copán*

The Tica Bus ride from San Salvador to Guatemala City took a bit longer than expected. *The bus arrived about an hour late (delayed earlier in Central America?) and leaving...
Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jul 16th, 2019, 06:11 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

To add to what was already written: The guide in...

To add to what was already written: The guide in Palenque also recommended to me the book by Stephens, apparently an instant hit in 1840 when it came out. The title is “Incidents of Travel in...
Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jul 15th, 2019, 10:57 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

Hi Nelson, You may or may not find this...

Hi Nelson,

You may or may not find this amusing but prior to yesterday I didn’t even know who Stephens and Catherwood were. I missed their names and with a wink said to my Palenque guide “żQuién?...
Forum: Mexico & Central America
Jul 15th, 2019, 07:50 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,115
Posted By Daniel_Williams

San Salvador to Copán and Palenque

*Logistics*

Even though within about an hour or so drive from the El Salvador capital, one can visit Tazumal, a quite remarkable eastern outpost of ancient Mayan civilization that lasted until...
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