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Placed in full forest, Wooden palisade does the delights of the travelers who look for the only place. Culture and nature join of the hand in a millennial place, center of the Mayan culture.

HISTORY

Its first settlers date of about the 100th century a.c, that called to this place B'aakal (Bone). The current name is of Spanish origin, fruit is of the colonization. The city reached importance thanks to Pakal, that from 615 to 683 reigned. During its reign there were constructed numerous squares and temples, which ruins survive at present, offering an immersed really magic scenery in full forest. In many of the ruins it is possible to observe, still, remains of painting in which Pakal is represented, by means of jeroglíf cos of the suns and shields.

In 900 Wooden palisade was left and on having been located in an area of strong rains, it remained hidden under the weeds. The city remained secret to the western world until 1746, when a few Mayan hunters rebelled the existence of this establishment to a Spanish priest. Finally, one century later, Wooden palisade was studied by an American archaeologist.

VISIT

Vistiar this Mayan establishment costs about four dollars and the schedule is from 8.00 to 17.00.

Although there are great the tourists who visit the area every year, the place does not give the point sensation exclusively tourist and preserves entirely its extract. Wooden palisade is formed by more than 500 buildings. Its ruins survive in much good condition and when we walk we can still observe the red painting in which they were adorned. This Mayan town occupies an extension of more than 15 km2 and on having been surrounded with forest, sometimes toucans can be observed and it usually listen to the monkeys.

About the ruins he installs to himself, every day, a flea market where the natives sell its craft. It is convenient to haggle if we do not want to pay any more for what we buy …