A prime example of a Mayan sanctuary of the classical period, Palenque was at its height between AD 500 and 700, when its influence extended throughout the basin of the Usumacinta River. The elegance ...
The first published account of this lost city was in 1567, from a Spaniard, Father Pedro Lorenzo de la Nada. Exploring near the Usumacinta River, located in the modern Mexican state of Chiapas ...