From little swimming holes to jungle waterfalls, Chiapas is an amazingly beautiful state. Below is a river where many of the Palenque locals go to escape the heat. The limestone bottoms, locals drinking beer, & water temperature are all comparable to the Texas hill country, only the tree canopy is a variety of jungle growth instead of cypress.
The waterfall was one we stumbled on off a trail in the jungle near the Palenque ruins. We lavishly bathed and worshiped our sanctuary from the heat until a possibly deadly snake almost fell on top of us from the waterfall... yikes! I did a funny jig to escape the writhing snake while Griffin shouted ¨wao, woa, wooooo¨or something to that extint. Had anyone been there to witness the event it might have appeared as if some gringos were reinacting a very poorly planned mayan ceremony.
We camped for few days in a place called Mayabell (outside of Palenque and very close to the ruins). Falling asleep in hammocks while listening to giant toads, howler monkeys, and watching lightning bugs the size of a hummingbirds zip through the jungle was truly an incredible experience.
The waterfall was one we stumbled on off a trail in the jungle near the Palenque ruins. We lavishly bathed and worshiped our sanctuary from the heat until a possibly deadly snake almost fell on top of us from the waterfall... yikes! I did a funny jig to escape the writhing snake while Griffin shouted ¨wao, woa, wooooo¨or something to that extint. Had anyone been there to witness the event it might have appeared as if some gringos were reinacting a very poorly planned mayan ceremony.
We camped for few days in a place called Mayabell (outside of Palenque and very close to the ruins). Falling asleep in hammocks while listening to giant toads, howler monkeys, and watching lightning bugs the size of a hummingbirds zip through the jungle was truly an incredible experience.
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