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| Zane Paxton | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
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The site was already long abandoned when the Spanish arrived in Chiapas. 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". |
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An ancient name for the city was Lakam Ha, which translates as "Big Water" or "Wide Water", for the numerous springs and wide cascades that are found within the site. Palenque was the capital of the important classic-age Maya city-state of B'aakal | ||
 Palenque-089 |
 Pyramid of the Inscriptions |
 Temple of the Sun Panorama |
 High Vista Panorama |
 Palenque Pano-1 |
 _MG_300636 |
 Palace Courtyard Pano-1 |
 _MG_302838 |
 Temple Panorama |
 _MG_294732 |
 12102006-Palenque-Z-003 |
 Courtyard Pano-2 |
 Palace Sculpture Detail-1 |
 Palenque Vista |
 Palace Vertical Panorama |
 12102006-Palenque-Z-002 |
 _MG_293130 |
 12102006-Palenque-Z-115 |
 Palace Pano.jpg |
 Palace Panorama-B&W |
 Main Plaza Pano.jpg |
 12102006-Palenque-Z-009 |
 _MG_296435 |
 _MG_288229 |
 _MG_301237 |
 12102006-Palenque-Z-128 |
 12102006-Palenque-Z-163 |
 _MG_293931 |
 _MG_296234 |
 12102006-Palenque-Z-032 |
 Temple of the Cross Panorama |
 Palenque Vista-BW.jpg |
 _MG_295733 |
 High Vista Panorama-B&W |
 Pacal Sonata-1 |
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