Description

Considered the “jewel” of Mayan architecture. Palenque is located at the intersection of the tropical Chiapanecan jungle highlands and the Tabasco lowlands. This magnificent structure was strategically planned to be built atop a semi-elevated city landscape to simultaneously control the highland’s forest resources and the lowland’s agricultural resources.

This led to trade routes located on the borders of the Usumacinta regions. In this way, Palenque dominated Yaxchilán, Bonampak, and Piedras Negras in Guatemala. On the other hand, Palenque enhanced the development of a glyphic scripture. Besides timetable purposes, this text denoted a mere artistic expression to transmit a message.