In 2003, David Stuart of Harvard's Peabody Museum reported that Palenque supported no more than 6,220 people at its peak. But Palenque is prized for something else. "The main point of interest ...

Encircled by thick jungle, Palenque is one of the most impressive and mysterious of all Mexico’s ancient Maya sites. Known by the ancient Maya people as Lakamha, and today a UNESCO World ...

This particular image is the view from the East Court of the Palace in Palenque, facing towards House A ... In the foreground of the image, indigenous people repose around and upon the ruins, perhaps ...

One of the five people who were taken to a hospital for medical care after the massacre that took place in a clandestine palenque within the municipality of Zinapécuaro, Michoacán, died on the ...

During the last hours of Sunday, March 27, there was a new massacre in Michoacán that left 19 people executed who were in a clandestine palenque within the municipality of Zinapécuaro.

In April they decided that Stephens had accomplished all he could in his diplomatic role due to the constant shifts in power, and prepared to depart for Palenque, México to continue their personal ...

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 ...

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 ...

This image depicts the Temple of Inscriptions (center) and the Palace (left), two of the most famous structures at Palenque in southern Mexico’s Chiapas region. The buildings are set off against a ...