Two days away from flying back to Mexico and we realized that we forgot to do the blog last May!
We went on a fantastic one week trip to Chiapas with four Mexican friends. 
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| After a long day travelling we arrived in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas | 
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| The Mayan ruins in Palenque were impressive. | 
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| Only 5% of the buildings have been excavated. | 
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| Las Nubes - beautiful scenery with many waterfalls | 
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| Huge limestone cave systems | 
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| With some unusually shaped stalagmites! | 
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| We stepped over the border to Guatamala (literally) | 
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| Leanne risking her life again for the best 'blog shot' | 
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| Another cascada... it rains a lot here | 
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| At Las Guacamayas we fell asleep to sound of the howler monkeys! | 
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| We saw a lot of wildlife, including large crocodiles | 
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| They know how to eat in Mexico! | 
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| Indigenous women wearing their tradition sheepskin skirts | 
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| The weirdest, most interesting place we've ever experienced - Templo de San Juan in Chamula absolutely no photos allowed inside | 
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| We bought some jaguars to take back from this cheeky chappy in San Cristóbal | 
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| Raúl found his perfect shop! | 
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| It was great to see all the places we'd visited | 
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| Meanwhile, back in El Centenario... this doesn't look like it will end well. | 
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| Our friend Rafa cooked us another fantastic dinner (I helped a bit) | 
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| Leanne is unrecognizable after her visits to Kathy's | 
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| Drinks on the roof! | 
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| Cactus flowering means we fly north! | 
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| Not before Ruth arrived with daughter Grace and friend | 
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| We took a boat trip to the Isla Espiritu Santo | 
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| Hanging out with my 'tocayo' Pablo - it's a hard life... | 
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| We were lucky to see a humpback whale and calf (great photo Ruth!) | 
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| and hundreds of stingrays leaping! | 
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| Sadly, Leanne's Mom Shirley passed away in March | 
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| On a happier note, this little fellow arrived on Jonathan's birthday, May 20th Hello Huntly!! | 
To finish. A video of us on a tranquil boat trip at Las Guacamayas!
 
Enjoyed your blog. I visited Paleque in 1977.. It was magical. Wondering if it still has charm or if it has been over run by tourists as I have always wanted to go back and curious to know if you traveled there on Tren Maya
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Love all the photos, but the last two are extra special ! ❤️ Helga
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