How I Mapped Palenque – Part 5

This where the audio link should be. In May and June of 1999, Ed and his mapping crew were hard at work puzzling out western Palenque.  More deadly snakes, collapsed […]

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    This where the audio link should be. In May and June of 1999, Ed and his mapping crew were hard at work puzzling out western Palenque.  More deadly snakes, collapsed […]

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