| Pre Hispanic City and Nati[400×265] styling of Enver Hoxha s Albanian regime just across the border With all of this set around a mountain valley lake the Ohrid region is one of the most unique places I have ever visited Click to enlarge 4 Pre Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque Mexico Publishing origin | |
| w411 jpg[300×227] Palenque is a fine example of a Mayan sanctuary of the classical period The city was at its height between 500 and 700 A D The buildings are decorated with relief s showing Mayan Publishing origin | |
| mexico125 jpg[504×357] in what is now Chiapas State near the village of Palenque The city dating from the classic period AD300 900 of the Maya civilization was buried in a dense tropical forest The ruins consist of basal platforms supporting pyramids of cut stone surmounted by stone temples with mansard roofs Publishing origin | |
| mexico118 jpg[363×504] Palenque Palenque in the morning mist Palenque ancient city of Mexico located in what is now Chiapas State near the village of Palenque The city dating from the classic period Publishing origin | |
| mexico123 jpg[447×504] entrance to tomb tomb cover Publishing origin | |
| mexico122 jpg[504×374] subterranean corridor entrance to tomb Publishing origin | |
| mexico121 jpg[347×504] The ruins consist of basal platforms supporting pyramids of cut stone surmounted by stone temples with mansard roofs Most of the buildings are one story high Walls have relief figures and hieroglyphic inscriptions which relate events in royal history Publishing origin | |
| mexico124 jpg[351×504] The Palace The principal structure known as the Palace 69 5 m 228 ft long stands on a truncated pyramid An arched bridge and a subterranean waterway also remain subterranean corridor Publishing origin | |
| mexico119 jpg[407×504] Most of the buildings are one story high Walls have relief figures and hieroglyphic inscriptions which relate events in royal history Publishing origin | |
| mexico126 jpg[351×504] tomb cover lacadonas native American small numbers live in this area but face extinction Publishing origin |
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