Los Ríos, Ecuador · South America
9,083
Population
South America
Continent
Guayaquil
Timezone
EC
Country Code
Palenque (Spanish pronunciation: [pa'leŋke]; Yucatec Maya: Bàakʼ [ɓaːkʼ]), also anciently known in the Itzaʼ language as Lakamha ("big water" or "big waters"), was a Maya city-state in southern Mexico that perished in the 8th century. The Palenque ruins date from ca. 226 BC to ca. 799 AD. After its decline, it was overgrown by the jungle of cedar, mahogany, and sapodilla trees, but has since been excavated and restored. It is located near the Usumacinta River in the Mexican state of Chiapas, abo...
Coordinates
-1.4376°, -79.7569°
Region/State
Los Ríos
District
Palenque
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Country
Ecuador
Region
Los Ríos
Timezone
America/Guayaquil
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