Acapulco's Best Kept Secret: Palma Sola Archeological Site 1
Until yesterday I was under the impression that there weren't any archelogical sites of any kind in Acapulco. John had searched in the past when looking up things to do here and he didn't come across it but yesterday he happened to spot it on a map and today we went to check it out. Putting it simply this is Acapulco's best kept secret.
The building you see above is obviously recent, a reception area for guests to the site. Entry is technically free but they've got a money box that they'd love you to donate to. We put some pesos in as we left.
The place had an amazing view from all points, I get why it was a sacred place for the people that used to live here.
Further up that mountain are what they were calling petroglyphs. They were cool cleverly placed rock carvings that are apparently found all over the bay.
None of the photos above are of the actual archaeological site but of the entrance. I talked to my friend that had said he'd went there likely more than ten years ago. According to him, there were no stairs and pathways, a drastically different situation. This place would have been hard to navigate without the steps and terraces. This place is an interesting clash of old and new and it's interesting to think about the future when this whole thing will be considered a site, not just the drawings.
Up at the building you can see a person standing there. She introduced herself and explained that this place is maintained by volunteers like her. She's been coming there for 30 years picking up trash and says she helped get the government funding to develop the place. She was there with her family and was delighted to talk to us, especially considering how little traffic this place gets.
That building she was standing outside happened to have a bunch of pictures and explanations of the drawings both of the ones here and the ones elsewhere in the city. I immediately fell in love with the drawing style. I'm planning on recreating these images on glass.
The photos are just a taste of what you see when you're actually there looking at the rocks. Of course there are printed theories around the property of what exactly the drawings mean but without having lived there during that time it's really hard to guess what they were. It must have been important, because they carved that into some hard stone.
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This is not Teotihuacan, this is not Palenque. But most certainly, people who lived there left some soft of traces. Petroglyphs are most likely to be preserved, and once they are discovered, INAH gets involved. Once INAH gets involved, some money starts flowing. Not the type that daily bus-loads of gringos will bring, as in the most famous sites mentioned, but small amounts, intended on helping the "study and preservation" of the site. So please help propagate the imagery ( and the fame of the place) by recreating their artwork, as there is not much else they left behind.
Yeah it's one of those things where the images they carved into those rocks are extremely visually appealing to me. Honestly it kind of looked like there was more than just the glyphs there which made us wonder. Lots of weird right angles on giant boulders and weird straight sides. There was also a big person sized rectangle hunk taken out of the top of the biggest boulder on the place at the top, photos to come soon.
Thanks for sharing such an amazing and informative experience of yours. It is really inspiring and Thus depict history. These photography are really colorful and brighter so also the map one could easily locate that area thanks to you keep the good work flowing man
Good find, would be interesting to know more histroy on this place, before it completely disappears in to the rocks ;). Looks like a nice day out 💯🐒 🌞
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