Ruins and waterfalls

Agua Azul
Originally uploaded by Carrie & Eddie.

Next stop was Palenque, a mere five hours away but one of the hardest five hour bus journeys we've done. The roads were incredibly windy which didn't deter the driver from driving full speed and seeing how strong the brakes were on each corner. We came off a bit green to be greeted by, for the first time in the holiday, a wall of heat and humidity which almost finished us off. Palenque is in the middle of the jungle with very little happening but we filled the next two days doing some tours.

The first day we went to Agua Azul and Agua Clara which mean Blue and Clear Waters respectively. We felt Brown and Murky Waters would have been a better description but were glad of anything to cool us down. The second day we went to the Mayan ruins near the town. This time the tour description was exactly right - they were definitely ruins but being a thousand years old and in the middle of a jungle they were still very impressive.

Next stop is the coast and the heat has pursuaded us to upgrade our trip slightly. AC all the way from here on in!