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Bonampak is a Mayan ruin in Chiapas in Mexico.
background
The city had a rather short settlement phase with relatively little importance. It is generally assumed that the city was in the 4th century. AD and was abandoned around 900 AD and was thereby in the shadow of Yaxchilan was standing. But when the city was rediscovered in 1946 and the uniquely well-preserved wall paintings were found in Temple 1, the archaeological value of this city was immediately recognized.
getting there
By plane
The site can be accessed from the airport in Palenque be flown to.
In the street
If you drive from Palenque in the direction of Cruzero Corozal, after approx. 120 km in San Javier you can reach a slope in the village of Nacal-Há. After another 8 km you reach the site.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
In the center there are eleven buildings with numerous reliefs, steles and altars. But everything is dwarfed by the chambers found in the Temple of Paintings (Templo de las Pinturas). In three rooms on over 140 m² there are representations from the life of the Maya:
- Chamber 1. Preparations for dance rituals.
- Chamber 2. War, submission of the adversary, judgment of the victor over the loser and finally their sacrifice.
- Chamber 3. Dance of the Quetzal and the blood sacrifice of noble Maya women.
The paintings were created around 800 AD and were preserved by a layer of lime. After the rediscovery, these were unfortunately treated incorrectly, so that some of their splendor of color have lost. If you want to see the chambers in their original splendor, you can do so, for example, in Chetumal, in Mexico City or in Villahermosa, since copies of the chambers can be seen here in the museums.
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Practical advice
Open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entry 70 MXN. There are toilets on site.
