Archaeological Sites

Discover Mexico’s incredible archaeological sites with detailed guides to ancient ruins and historical landmarks. Each page covers the site’s history, significance, main structures, visitor information, and tips on how to get there. Interactive maps and practical advice make exploring Mexico’s rich pre-Hispanic heritage easier than ever.

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Acanceh

Acanceh is a small town located in the Mexican state of Yucatan, just 21 km from Mérida. Acanceh represents an interesting contrast – a town [...]

Aké

Aké is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Mayan. The archaeological site Aké is located in the state of Yucatán, 40 km east of Mérida, [...]

Balamku

Balamku is a small Mayan archaeological site located in the Mexican state of Campeche. Balamku is located 50 km north of the ruins of the [...]

Balankanché

Grottos of Balancanche (Grutas de Balancanché) are the most famous Maya cave sites, near Chichen Itza, in Mexico. This network of sacred caves is located [...]

Becan

Becan is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. Becan is located near the center of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the present-day [...]

Bonampak

Sorry, your browser does not support this audio tag. Bonampak is an archaeological site of the Mayan Culture in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. Bonampak [...]

Cacaxtla

Cacaxtla is an archaeological site located near the southern border of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala. It was a sprawling palace containing vibrantly colored murals [...]

Calakmul

Calakmul is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, deep in the jungles of the greater Petén Basin region, 35 km from [...]

Cantona

Cantona ("La casa del sol") is a Mesoamerican archaeological site in Mexico. It is located at an altitude of between 2,450 and 2,600 meters above [...]

Cempoala

Cempoala or Zempoala (Nahuatl Cēmpoalātl 'Place of Twenty Waters') is an important Mesoamerican archaeological site located in the Úrsulo Galván Municipality, in the state of [...]

Chacchoben

Chacchoben is located in the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula. Chacchoben stands as a testament to the rich history and architectural prowess of the ancient [...]

Chacmultun

Chacmultun is an ancient Maya site in Mexico’s Yucatan Province that dates to the late Preclassic period. “Chacmultun” means “mounds of red stone” in the [...]

Chiapa de Corzo

Chiapa de Corzo is an archaeological site of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica located near the small town Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas. It rose to prominence around 700-500 [...]

Chicanná

Chicanná was a Maya town that was built during the Classic period 600 A.D. to 830 A.D. The site was named after its most famous [...]

Chichen Itza

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Chinkultic

Chinkultic, sometimes Chincultic, is a moderate-size archeological ruin in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, some 56 km from Comitán, the nearest city. It is part [...]

Cholula

The Great Pyramid of Cholula, also known as Tlachihualtepetl (Nahuatl for "artificial mountain"), is a huge complex located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. It is the [...]

Cobá

The Cobá ruins are nestled in the lush jungle of the Yucatan. Spread over a wide area, Coba was once a thriving city that served [...]

Comalcalco

Comalcalco is one of the most unique and fascinating Maya archaeological sites, located in the lush lowlands of Tabasco, Mexico. Nestled along the eastern bank [...]

Cuauhtinchan

Cuauhtinchan archeological zone (Malinalco archeological zone) is located just west of the town center on a hill called Cerro de los Idolos, which rises 215 [...]

Cuicuilco

Cuicuilco is an important archaeological site located on the southern shore of the Lake Texcoco in the southeastern Valley of Mexico, in what is today [...]

Dainzú

Dainzú is a Zapotec archaeological site on the eastern side of the Valles Centrales de Oaxaca, about 20 km southeast of Oaxaca City. Dainzú is [...]

Dzibanche

Dzibanche is an archaeological site of the ancient Mayas, situated in southern Quintana Roo, on the Yucatan Peninsula in southeastern Mexico. Dzibanche is situated 130 [...]

Dzibilchaltún

Dzibilchaltún is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán, north of Mérida. The region between Dzibilchaltún and the sea coast is less [...]

Edzná

Sorry, your browser does not support this audio tag. Edzná is a Maya archaeological site in the north of the Mexican state of Campeche. The [...]

Ek Balam

Ek Balam is located in the Mexican state of Yucatán, approximately 30 km north of the city of Valladolid. The site's accessibility makes it a [...]

El Cerrito

The Cerrito is an archaeological zone in Queretaro State. As a place of worship was venerated by local cultures (Chupícuaro) as well as Teotihuacan’s, Toltec, [...]

El Meco

El Meco, anciently known as Beel'maan, is an archaeological Maya site. El Meco was a major pre-Columbian Maya port city and maritime trade site on [...]

El Rey

El Rey is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Mayan culture, located in the southeast of Mexico, in the tourist resort of Cancun, in the [...]

El Tajín

El Tajin is an ancient archaeological site in the state of Veracruz. The site holds significant historical and cultural importance due to its well-preserved ruins, [...]

El Vallecito

El Vallecito is an archaeological site located in the city of La Rumorosa, in the Tecate Municipality, Baja California, Mexico. It is believed that Baja [...]

El Zapotal

El Zapotal is a Totonac culture archaeological site, located in the region known as Mixtequilla, between the Blanco and Papaloapan rivers in the Ignacio de [...]

Guachimontones

Los Guachimontones (Huachimontones) is an archaeological site near the town of Teuchitlán in the Mexican state of Jalisco. It is the major site of the [...]

Hochob

Hochob Mayan Ruins. This site is a natural hill, forming a quadrangle, whose top, almost flat, serves as the base for building a group of [...]

Hormiguero

Hormiguero is located in the state of Campeche midst the large group of ruins in the Rio Bec area. This incredible archaeological site lies in [...]

Ichkabal

Ichkabal is an ancient Maya archaeological site, located approximately 56 km southwest of the Calakmul, making it part of the wider Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, a [...]