‘Agua Azul’ & ‘Misol Ha’ waterfalls and Palenque archaeological site.

Departure to visit the wonderful cascades that are formed in the stepped hills and mountains of northern Chiapas. The Yax-há and the Shumul-há rivers meet to form the Tulijá River and the magnificent waterfalls system of Agua Azul, which consists in a chain of 500 falls. The name Agua Azul means blue water although this is more prevalent during the spring before the heavy rainfalls of summer and fall. There are lots of possibilities for swimming, trekking and even horse riding in this national park. After a refreshing swim, drive to Palenque. The archaeological site of Palenque is a heritage of the World by the UNESCO. It was one of the most influential Kingdoms of the Maya Region in the early, mid and late Classic periods (300- 900 A.C.). This ancient Maya City has a marked different constructive style of gracious and harmonic lines, has also the highest quantity of well preserved and exquisitely made writings. Many of the principal writings at Palenque tells fascinating stories about the creation of the world and the linkage between the Creation Goddess and the Queen Zak Kuk (“White Quetzal”) mother and grandmother of the great kings Pakal and Kan Balam respectively (“Shield” and “Snake-Jaguar”). The writings at Palenque were the first to unveil the exact date that the Mayas gave to the fourth creation of the world: 3114 B.C.