Which modern country contains the Maya site of Palenque?

Which modern country contains the Maya site of Palenque? Mexico contains Palenque, the celebrated Maya city-state in the state of Chiapas.

Palenque flourished in southern Mesoamerica near the Usumacinta River. The city’s ruins date from about 226 BC to AD 799, spanning the Late Preclassic through the Classic Maya era. Although it is smaller than Tikal, Chichén Itzá, and Copán, Palenque is famous for exceptionally refined architecture, sculpture, roof combs, and carved inscriptions.

Its best-known ruler was Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal, often called Pakal the Great. His tomb was discovered inside the Temple of the Inscriptions, whose hieroglyphs also helped historians reconstruct Palenque’s dynastic history and political rivalries. The site’s ancient name is generally recorded as Lakamha, meaning “big water” or “big waters.”

A common mix-up is confusing Palenque with Maya sites across modern borders, such as Tikal in Guatemala, Caracol in Belize, or Copán in Honduras. Those sites belong to the wider Maya world, but Palenque itself is in Mexico.