DO NOT COME HERE AS A TOURIST...THE POLICE WILL TAKE YOU, ISOLATE YOU, AND ROB YOU. I was traveling with my partner and their mom (who are from México). I was here legally, with my passport and paperwork that says tourists are allowed to be here for a maximum of 180 days. I was traveling by public bus when we were stopped by 5 different police check points over the course of 7 hours. There was Chiapas state police, city police, immigration officers, and 2 other groups. The police got on the bus and out of around 60 people on the bus, they ONLY asked for identification from myself and the only other white person on the bus. I hate to make it about race but the police ONLY spoke to the white people. When they looked at my passport they told me "you have stayed too long. You need to leave the country today." This was absolutely wrong so we tried to tell them, and they argued with us, saying I needed to get off the bus and come with them ALONE. My partner and their mom asked if they could come with me at least and all 5 times the police said no, I had to go alone. DO NOT GO. IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE IN THE COUNTRY LEGALLY, DO NOT GO WITH THEM. THEY WILL ROB YOU, IF NOT WORSE...PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU, DO NOT GO WITH THE POLICE IF YOU KNOW YOUR PAPERWORK IS CORRECT. PLEASE NEVER COME TO CHIAPAS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE LIGHT SKINNED. Palenque, Chiapas is beautiful but when exiting Chiapas is when I had major issues with corrupt police and immigration officers. Other notes if you still decide to come even after i do not recommend: in mine, my girlfriend's, and her mom's opinions (they are from central México), the food is not so great here compared to other parts of México and it is very expensive compared to other places because this is a big tourist area. With all that said, it is beautiful here as it is so green. It is also HOT and HUMID; you will sweat more in your life here than ever before. It rains a lot but usually in the evening time. read more

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It is amazing to see these ruins and practically impossible to see every thing in one day . So much to see and learn and wonder how these ancient civilization had so much knowledge about science and technology. One of the must visit place on earth and I feel lucky I was there . read more

Great place but you have to go where the resorts are. Beautiful nature with lots of mountains and activities. People are not so friendly and we drove around for two hours to change currency and we couldn't cross the toll road. read more

This was my fourth visit to the ruins of Palenque and it's one of my favorites in Mexico. (Uxmal, in the Yucatan, is the other.) What brought me back here are the elegant structures of the Mayan civilization that inhabited this area from approximately AD 200-800. I have been here on mornings when fog envelopes the white limestone temples before the morning sun breaks through to reveal all. On this visit, my first day in the park had me walking through drenching hurricane rains and darkened skies. Only the most hearty tourists -- you know, those few with souvenir rain ponchos -- braved the weather. The gloominess made the temples look quite intimidating and it was a side of Palenque I was intrigued to see. Palenque is one of the most studied sites in Mexico and it achieved modern notoriety in the 1950s when the tomb of Pakal -- his rule started at age 12 and endured from AD 615 to 683 -- was discovered deep in the Tomb of the Inscriptions. This was one of the major archeological finds of the time and you can now see the beautiful jade face mask and accompanying jewelry at the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Mexico City. (It has its own section replete with a reproduction tomb.) On my third day, the hurricane rains disappeared and the sunrise warmed up the place and made it a lot friendlier. Ensuring my arrival at 8am, I beat the crowds that always arrive by 10am. Years ago, the circle of tourists was rather small but, as the town/city of Palenque itself has grown, tourists from all over the world make it here. It's now normal to see gigantic air-conditioned buses of tourists who otherwise never leave their hotels as they are transported from site to site. Palenque used to be an adventure; now, it's just an internet click away. I love this area of Mexico and there are so many other things to see and do. Although I cringe a bit at the encroaching modernity, these ruins are in my blood because I wouldn't mind living here today. It's so inviting and I already want to return. read more

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The park is big lots to do. Recommend hiring a guid because the venders don't bug you. You really don't need to but they have great info and it's worth the fact venders don't bug you!! read more

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