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 TOUR GUIDES
The question is often asked, "do we need a tourguide". It is not a matter of needing a tourguide and if you speak fluent Spanish then getting around can be easier. If you have a tourguide getting around can be a lot easier if you do not speak Spanish and you will learn a lot more than if you were by your selves. You can take a tour charter out of every major city in Chiapas from Palenque to Tapachula. These tours can be anything from a guide, you and a collectivo to an air-conditioned 4x4. Surprisingly many agencies do not have English speaking personal on their staff. Bilingual tourguides generally find more lucrative means with their talents than working for tour operators. In and around Palenque chances are you can find a German speaking tourguide faster than English one. The cost of guides varies. If you are going through an agency you pay for transportation, meals, the guide and any other costs concurred during the trip. If you are traveling around with a guide you pay for his food, lodgings, beer then at the end of the trip you pay him cash or a present. It is usually best to determine the arraignments before hand so there are no surprises for anyone at the end of an expedition. Finding a guide to travel around with you, who is cool, is not exactly easy. You meet these guys around Palenque usually on the Palenque strip near the ruins. Mayabell is the perfect place to start looking. You do not necessarily need to reserve or book weeks ahead for a tour to any established locations. Going into the jungle with guides does however require some planning. Finding tours is as easy as walking to the front desk of your hotel or campsite. You can also take collectivos to every location you wish to journey to however this requires the skills of navigating the back-mountain collectivo system, a guides is suggested. Ruin site guides are a different story. These people have to be certified. They take archeology courses at university and train to become guides. These are professional guides who work at the ruin site for INHA. Most every ruin site will have a guide however beyond Palenque finding an English speaking INHA guide may be a challenge. |
The Howler Monkey is the loudest monkey and the loudest land animal. The only animal that is louder than the Howler Monkey is the Blue Whale. The Howler's call can be heard up to three miles (4.8 km) away. The Howler is the largest New World monkey (monkeys from South, North, and Central America). These social primates live high in the trees (the canopy) of the rain forests of southern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia. Howlers have a life span of about 20 years. These monkeys are in decline due to a loss of habitat. Adult male Howlers are black to brown; females and the young are lighter in color. Howlers grow to be about 2 to 4 feet (0.6 to 1.2 m) tall and weigh from 8 to 22 pounds (3.5 to 10 kg). They have a long tail, a short snout, and wide-set, round nostrils. Adults females usually have one baby at a time. |
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