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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“There is no “red phone” from Palenque to the National Palace.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

He and one of his closest friends had ridden it from Palenque to Mérida and were taking it back to Palenque.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2024

Nothing to the scope and scale of Palenque LSNA’s Parent Mentor Program has been funded or sustained over time in Washington.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2024

Palenque, like dozens of other ancient cities clustered around southern Mexico and parts of Central America, thrived from around 300-900 AD.

From Reuters ● Sep. 25, 2023

One subject at first sight struck me as being a representation of the mask found at Palenque.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. by John L. Stephens

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