Ruins, Falls and Salsa
Ruins, Falls and Salsa San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico |
Around 10 AM, we had a breakfast stop. The place only served buffet. I didn’t have dinner last night; hungry, I just went for it. I’m getting used to having picante salsa (chilli) first thing in the morning. My stomach isn’t complaining so far. Good I didn’t stuff myself. The road to Palenque was a roller-coaster! Agua Azul – The blue falls that isn’t blue
Our first stop is the popular blue cascades (horizontal waterfall) called Agua Azul. Unfortunately, we din’t get to see the blueness of it because it rained the day before. When it rains, the water becomes murky. Our shuttle van broke down, so all of us passengers got separated into different touring vans. I requested that I be seated next to Stephania, the Italian lady I was sitting next to the whole time. She’s very nice, she said she’ll be happy to help/host me when I visit Milan. Misol-ha Second stop is this pretty waterfalls. It would have been nice to swim because it’s a hot day. I guess being sprayed by the water, as I went behind it’s curtains – at the back of the waterfalls – was refreshing enough. Palenque Ruins By the time we reached Palenque it was already 2:30PM. The moment I saw the pyramid ruins,time stopped for me. It was just breathtaking, it felt like being Indiana Jones or Tomb Raider.Shame we only had 2 hours to explore what took us 8 hours to get to! Stephania and I explored the place together without a guide. There were panels with descriptions in front of the structures, with English translation. The pyramids had perfect symmetries. Unlike Monte Alban and Mitla, the ruins we saw include palace and temples, not so much tombs.It was in the middle of a jungle. Very peaceful and serene, but the heat and humid just wrenches out every last bit of hydration you have in your body, extracting every bead of sweat. I was drenched by the time we finished.There was an inviting cascade of waterfalls within the complex, very clean and clear. I wish we could swim, but the area is inaccessible for swimming. Latin Dancing at Revolucion Bar It was 10.30 PM by the time we got back to San Cristobal. I was ready to hit the sack when I got a message that the gang is in Revolucion Bar waiting for me for salsa dancing.Can’t resist that! Forgot about all the tiredness, danced till 2AM with Gilbert from France, Lorenzo from Belgium and Sarah from Melbourne. Of course, the local guys also danced with me. Interesting styles though, street salsa. At one point I just went with the flow, though I couldn’t really figure out at one point what my partner was dancing – some sort of a hybrid between Meringue and Salsa.
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