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superbly carved glyphs from Piedras Negras
Threatened Places” because of a hydroelectric project tossed around by the Mexican gov-
ernment for decades, threatening to flood Piedras Negras and several smaller, recently dis-
covered nearby sites. Only about 200 visitors make the trip to Piedras Negras every year.
The best way to visit Piedras Negras is on an organized tour.
Maya Expeditions
(
www.mayaexpeditions.com
)
, which pioneered rafting trips on the Usumacinta, has up-
dated its itineraries to reflect the security situation on the river. By the same token, folks
at the
Posada Maya
(tel. 7861-1799 or 7861-1800) in Bethel can help arrange transport if
you choose to go. The most feasible option at this time is to do the trip from the Mexican
sideoftheriverviaWillyFonseca's
Restaurante Vallescondido
(Km.61onthePalenque-
Comitán Road, tel. 916/348-0721 or 916/100-0399, busil_h@hotmail. com). Trips go out
with a minimum of four people, with each person paying $125 for an overnight camping
trip.
There is an excellent riverside campsite with a wide sandy beach a few hundred meters
downstream from Piedras Negras at El Porvenir, where there is a CONAP guard station.
