Lorenzo gave the grand structure the name Palenque, a Spanish word meaning "fortification." 500 years later, Palenque—one of the most visited archaeological sites in Mexico—is a modern ...

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 ...

Then, with the radical Reconstruction, you get political violence... You get organized groups -- the Ku Klux Klan and others, like the White League in Louisiana, the Knights of the White Camelia ...

She was there to coordinate the funds for its reconstruction, as the attack had destroyed 18,000 housing units and left 108,000 people homeless. Back then, the work of planning Gaza's ...