Bonampak and Yaxchilán, ruins in the middle of the rainforest

Two important Maya sites are the Bonampak and Yaxchilán, it is in the depths of the forest, near the Usumacinta River, which determines the border with Guatemala.
During the dry season is you can reach by truck from the town of Palenque Bonampak, located 140 km to the Northwest. Archaeologists, who did not "discovered" the deposit until 1946, were enthusiastic about the colorful murals which presented wars, ceremonial rites and festivals, and grace which is has been able to know much about traditions and ancient way of life of the Maya.
The frescoes, which occupy the whole of the walls, offer an orderly historical account of the ceremonial activities, battles, festivals, celebrations and dances, all of them are illustrated with fascinating tiny details. Those who will be not possible to reach the remote ruins of Bonampak may view reproductions of the murals in the Museum of anthropology of Carlos Pellicer, in Villahermosa, and the National Museum of anthropology of the city of Mexico.
It is necessary to have a taste for even more adventure to visit the much more extensive Mayan archaeological site of Yaxchilan, situated on the banks of the rio Usumacinta, which include the stucco carving and decoration of the ceilings.
Yaxchilan only is it reachable by boat or by plane. In border Echevarría (also called Corozal) are rented boats, although square in one of the flights organized through one of the Palenque and San Cristobal de las Casas travel agencies can also be booked.

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