Teotihuacan
Mexico City, Mexico
Teotihuacan lies about 50 km northeast of central Mexico City, and the choice is mainly between going on your own and…
74 tickets & tours
Country
Mexico’s temples in this catalogue are the pyramids and sanctuaries of pre-Hispanic cities, all archaeological zones run by the national institute INAH. Teotihuacan, north-east of Mexico City, has the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon on the Avenue of the Dead. The rest are Maya: Palenque in the Chiapas rainforest, with the finest reliefs and inscriptions the Maya produced; Chichen Itza and Uxmal, the great cities of Yucatan, with the small Puuc site of Xlapak near Uxmal; and on the Caribbean side Tulum, the walled port on its cliff, and Coba, with its raised white roads, both easy from Cancun.
Mexico City, Mexico
Teotihuacan lies about 50 km northeast of central Mexico City, and the choice is mainly between going on your own and…
74 tickets & tours
Palenque, Mexico
Palenque is straightforward to visit on your own. The ruins lie inside a national park about 8 km from the modern town…
63 tickets & tours
Tulum, Mexico
Coba lies inland, about 47 km north-west of Tulum and a little over two hours by road from Cancun, so most visitors…
41 tickets & tours
Tulum, Mexico
The Maya walled city of Tulum is one of the few ancient sites in Mexico that you can easily visit on your own: it…
36 tickets & tours
Yucatán, Mexico
Uxmal lies in the Puuc hills about 62 km south of Merida, roughly an hour's drive, and entry is paid at the…
29 tickets & tours
Yucatán, Mexico
Entry to Chichen Itza is paid at the ticket hall at the main gate and is made up of two parts, a federal fee for the…
8 tickets & tours
Yucatán, Mexico
Xlapak is the smallest stop on the Puuc Route, the road through the hills of southern Yucatan that links a chain of…
No online ticket
At every site, be at the gate at opening, usually 8 am, before the coach tours from the resorts and the capital arrive in the late morning. At Teotihuacan Sundays are the busiest days, when Mexican residents enter free. The dry season from November to April is the best time. There is no dress code, but a hat, water, sun protection and insect repellent are essential, especially at Palenque and Coba.
This catalogue lists 7 temples, shrines and mosques in Mexico, 6 of them with tickets or tours to book online. The most booked are Teotihuacan, Palenque, Coba Maya Ruins.
Palenque, founded in 226 BC, is the oldest in the catalogue for Mexico.
4 temples in Mexico in this catalogue are on the UNESCO World Heritage List, including Teotihuacan, Palenque, Uxmal.