The Palace appears to have been quite an advanced building. It contained advanced aqueducts which were designed to flush out the sewerage system approximately every 5 days. It was the location from which the kingdom was ruled, and it should be mentioned that the power of this kingdom was held by women. Our experience We camped at the Maya Bell camp site located a few hundred meters from the ruins. This ground is renowned for its 'free spirited' people and is a 'hippyville' where Andrew and I felt a little conservative.
People can camp or hammock.
As the ground is surrounded by jungle the sounds of the night can be quite exhilarating and yet haunting. They generate an amazingly loud and scary sound. I'm glad that I knew what the noise was, otherwise I would not have been able to get much sleep. See inside Palenque and Palenque from the air on the next two pages.