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Palenque

American  
[pah-leng-ke] / pɑˈlɛŋ kɛ /

noun

  1. a village in SE Mexico, in Chiapas state: ruins of an ancient Mayan city.


Palenque British  
/ paˈleŋke /

noun

  1. the site of an ancient Mayan city in S Mexico famous for its architectural ruins

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The train will eventually traverse five states and connect riders to dozens of stops — from the beaches of Cancun and Tulum to the vast archaeological ruins at Chichén Itzá and Palenque.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2024

The meeting will be held in the southern Mexico city of Palenque.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2023

"A sow taking a nap in a hole, meanwhile her piglets feed themselves in the hot weather of Palenque, close to Cartagena, Colombia."

From BBC • May 16, 2023

On nearby walls and over the mural itself, scholars scribbled the same kind of lunar calculations as in Palenque; one even appears to have signed their name underneath a block of arithmetic.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 1, 2022

Palenque appears to be one of the oldest.

From American Indians by Starr, Frederick