Palenque (noun): clearly the place to be for Semana Santa, which is why all the rooms in town, including campgrounds, were booked

which is how we got to stay in this lovely hotel our first night there

Conversation before I saw the room:

Constantino: "It's like a movie"

Me: "A good movie?"

"A Mexican movie"

Palenque (noun): a selva (jungle) town in Chiapas which holds significant Maya ruins (called Palenque but thought to have the Maya name of Lakamha or "big water") and with close proximity to large waterfalls. 

our simple cabana overlooked this lovely swamp - a step up from the first hotel, except for that the campground lacked running water for a day. Luckily you don't need to shower in the jungle and the scenery was awesome!