Palenque is in Mexico, in Palenque Municipality. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Mexico
City or region
Palenque Municipality
Coordinates
17.4842 N, 92.0464 W
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
66
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Calakmul
Mexico
246.6
Takalik Abaj
Guatemala
317.3
Tlacotalpan
Mexico
401.7
Quiriguá
Guatemala
404.3
Belize Barrier Reef
Belize
424.5
The closest neighbor is Calakmul, 246.6 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Palenque
English
Palenque
Español
Palenque
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 17.4842 N, 92.0464 W and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Palenque: 66 sitelinks; closest neighbor Calakmul at 246.6 km