18 MARCH 2019
Archaeological site of Palenque, is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, the ruins of ancient Mayan buildings, spread out over 9 miles (15 km). Located in the foothills of the Chiapas altiplano of modern Mexico, Palenque was an important Maya city which flourished between c. 600 and 750 CE. Situated on highland and coastal plains join, the site prospered as an inland trade centre which allowed Palenque to control a large territory and form beneficial alliances with other powerful cities such as Tikal, Pomoná, and Tortuguero. Built on three different levels, Palenque, with over 1,000 different structures, was one of the most densely populated of all Maya cities. However, sometime in the mid 8th century CE, hostilities broke out with Tonina and Palenque, as other contemporary Classic Maya cities, was abandoned around 800 CE.
