Must See Archaeological Sites in Mexico
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El Rey Ruins
These ruins are easily reachable from the hotel zone. Explore at a slow pace and note all the peculiar details - and iguanas, of course!
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Tulum
Walk through the impressive ruins of this seaside Mayan city. Most of it was built in the 14th century, however the buildings are still well…
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Templo Mayor
The Templo Mayor was the main temple of the Mexica people in their capital city of Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico City.
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Coba
Coba is an ancient Maya city on the Yucatán Peninsula, located in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.
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El Meco
Explore what is left from the once important port city. Off the beaten path - a pleasant experience with special atmosphere.
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Ek Balam
Ekʼ Balam is a Yucatec-Maya archaeological site within the municipality of Temozón, Yucatán, Mexico.
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Palenque
Palenque, also anciently known in the Itza Language as Lakamhaʼ, was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that perished in the 8th century.
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Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán
Monte Albán is a large pre-Columbian archaeological site in the Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán Municipality in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.
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Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan is an ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub-valley of the Valley of Mexico, which is located in the State of Mexico, 40…
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Yagul
Yagul is an archaeological site and former city-state associated with the Zapotec civilization of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, located in the…
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Casas Grandes
Casas Grandes is a prehistoric archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua.
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Guachimontones Pyramids
Los Guachimontones is the largest Late Formative to Classic period pre-Columbian archaeological site in the state of Jalisco.
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La Quemada
La Quemada is an archeological site. It is located in the Villanueva Municipality, in the state of Zacatecas, about 56 km south of the city…
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Tzintzuntzan Archeological Site
Tzintzuntzan was the ceremonial center of the pre-Columbian Purépecha capital of the same name.
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Cuarenta Casas
Cuarenta Casas is an archaeological site in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua.
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Bestseller 3.2 (17) Chiapas: Palenque Archaeological Site Skip-the-Line Ticket
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Mexico City: Skip-the-Line Entrance to Templo Mayor with Unique Archaeological Artifacts
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