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Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 14 attractions in Cuernavaca
Traveller Description: Xochicalco was the oldest known fortress in Middle America and an important religious center.
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Attraction type: Ancient ruins
Address: Cuernavaca
Mexico

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12 Dec 2009

This is a beautiful site which is not too far from the highway. The museum has wonderful artifacts with easy to understand explanations. We hardly saw any other people so it really felt like we had the place to ourselves. more

23 Oct 2009

We visited this site in 2007 as a shore excursion from our cruise ship which docked in Acapulco. We had some concerns about the length of the tour, since it was a 3.5 hour van ride to get there (and another 3.5 hour ride back to Acapulco). Once we arrived, we knew it was well worth it. Only about 1/3... more

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4 of 5 stars
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
24 Jul 2009
1
person found this review helpful

Visited this pyramid complex and museum, in fact so much that I'm going back again in 2 months. You can tour on your own leisurely, recommend highly that you buy one of the maps in the store by the exit. Just backtrack from the entrance, and go around to the exit and there's the store - outside the complex gate.... more

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4 of 5 stars
Salt Lake City, UT
17 Jul 2006
3
people found this review helpful

I loved my visit to Xochicalco. LIke the other post, make sure that you bring some water because it can be very warm and there isn't much shade. The cost is about 40 pesos ($4 US) The coolest part was the observatory, at a certain time of day a thin beam of light shines in a very dark room, very... more

6 Jul 2004
13
people found this review helpful

Despite the horrific, dry heat the Archaeological Zone of Xochicalco is as impressive as the Aztec Tehutihucan. It is resplendent with its Observatorio used during the Summer Soltice and is found inside a cave. On the grounds surroundng are the court of the Juego de Pelota (a form of early basketball), the steam room used to purify the winners of... more

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5 of 5 stars
YUCATAN
17 Dec 2009

Hace falta más información con espectaculares medianos para guiar de Cuernavaca a Xochicalco, la importancia de ese lugar es primordial... more

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5 of 5 stars
Mexico City, Mexico
23 Oct 2009

Es una de las ruinas que he visitado en Mexico que está muy bien conservado. Tiene un museo, al que... more

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Cuernavaca, Mexico