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Bonampak, Chiapas

"Painted Walls"

Bonampak is a small site with Medium sized pryamids and temples. It’s claim to fame is the Temple of Murals with three rooms that house world famous murals. The turquoise, rust and yellows are bright and clear as you duck into the 3 chambers ontop of the temple.

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Fast Facts

Culture - Mayan

Dates of Occupation – 650 to 850 AD

Location - In the Lacandon jungle in Chiapas Mexico. It is 30 KMs south of Yaxchilan or 148KMs from Palenque.

Estimated Population –

First Discovered – Discovered by Giles Healy and Carlos Fry in April 1946 through talking to the Lacandon Indians José Pepe Chambor and Acasio Chan.

Directions:

From Palenque a popular tour is bus to Bonampak and Yaxchilán. The cost for this is approximately 700 pesos both ways. This includes the 2 admissions, parking, bus transport, community fee, boat transport and food.

Driving from Palenque:

You can easily drive your vehicle to Bonampak and Migration at the boat launch to Guatemala and Yaxchilán.

Drive from Mex Highway 199 South from Palenque to the Junction of Mex Highway 307 and 199. Go to the 307 and drive 135 kms to the Boat launch. You will pass as many as 3 military checkpoints that generally waive you on southbound and check more vigorously going north. (If you go on to Tikal you must check out of Mexico with Migration on the Mexican side at the boat launch which requires your FMT, FM2or FM3 and passport. See Tikal)

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