The Temple of Doom

Lots to see in the state of Chiapas if you are ever in the neighborhood- lots of waterfalls, cool towns like San Cristobal, and of course the fantastic ruins of Palenque. These ruins rise out of the dense jungle, many yet to be uncovered. They are the first we have been to where you can actually go inside tunnels and caverns and pretend you are Indiana Jones. It was basically like being inside the Temple of Doom, but without seeing people's hearts get ripped out.

We also had a pack of feral mountain kids try to stop us and demand money. They need to build better roadblocks next time they try to stop the Gladiator.

San Cristobal, a lovely colonial city set high in the Chiapas hills. Kellie with Gatito, an awesome little cat that adopted us while we were there and even slept in the van with us for two nights.

Agua Azul, which was not so azul due to the heavy rain. Usually the pools are 

bright turquoise and make good swimming.

 

Palenque, a Mayan city that was occupied from about 200 BC to 800 AD. These were the coolest ruins we've been to yet, because you can go up and inside some of the temples,

 and the setting and buildings are beautiful.

The waterfall at Misol Ha, 30 meters (about 100 feet) tall. It was cool, but we've both been to lots of tall waterfalls so we weren't overly impressed. The coolest part is that there is a cave behind the waterfall that you can walk into and see the full power of the falls. That's why we're all wet!