Palenque + Campeche, the grand finale

On a morning walk in the rain we noticed the peculiarity of walking down to your house from the sidewalk.

Driving along the roads the scene changed within an hour from the rainy selva (jungle) of Palenque to the clear skies of Campeche, capital of the Mexican state of Campeche.

The town square was beautiful and all the houses are painted bright yellows, greens, purples, and more. The colors stand vivid in the clean calles of Campeche.

Campeche was pillaged by pirates and built a wall and forts to protect the town. Parts still remain to see today and imagine what life would have been like in the 1600s for this important port city.

Carnaval was still going on so Nadia and I had fun with the live band and body paint. We were the only white people there and children would dare each other to go up and splash paint on us. We left Carnaval looking alot different than when we arrived. It was a fantastic ending to a trip that had it all - mountains, pirates, Maya from the past and present, and body paint accompanied by large cervezas!