Lakam Ha is the Maya name of Palenque (pronounced pa-lan-kay), one of the best Mayan Ruins in Mexico. Located deep in the ...

Known by the ancient Maya people as Lakamha, and today a UNESCO World Heritage site, the ruins of Palenque lie in the lush basin of the Usumacinta River in the modern Mexican state of Chiapas.

Lorenzo gave the grand structure the name Palenque, a Spanish word meaning "fortification." 500 years later, Palenque—one of the most visited archaeological sites in Mexico—is a modern ...

At an indigenous ceremony near the ancient Mayan ruins of Palenque, he said this would help create hundreds of thousands of jobs. The 1,525km (950-mile) railway will link Palenque and the tourist ...

Located on the first rise of the Tumbala mountains, Palenque archaeological site looks out over the Usumacinta River flood plain. Here you’ll be confronted by the largest Mesoamerican step pyramid, ...

MEXICO CITY - The U.S. Embassy will donate $500,000 to help conserve the tomb of king Pakal and other structures at the Mayan ruin site of Palenque, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and ...

He hailed his progress toward that goal in a speech on New Year's Eve at the Palenque ruins in southern Mexico. “There was a time when Guzman Loera was as powerful, or had the influence ...