We really enjoyed visiting this archaeological site. It was just a 10 minute walk from our hotel and was an oasis off of a busy road. On top of ancient palaces, residences and plazas, there were iguanas just about everywhere you looked and tropical birds brightening up the branches on trees, all along our walk. My only complaint was wishing there had been more information about each of the structures and more about Mayan life at the time. As we took our self guided tour, learning a little something about each one along the way would have been more meaningful. A little QR code at each spot would have sufficed.

Inexpensive, nice spot about a 10 minute walk from our hotel to view ancient Mayan civilization. It was $5USD for adults and kids were free. There wasn’t much information at each ruin but it was still fascinating. Tons of iguanas to see in their natural habitat. Go early, there isn’t much shade in the afternoon.

Cancun has a lot of potential but the lack of infrastructure makes it hard to be anywhere outside the big hotels and restaurants chains. This archeological place is no exception. The access is easy at the hotel zone but once you get there, there’s no parking lot for the area, just some spots by an abandoned building. At the entrance, there’s only a friendly do-it-all friendly man receiving the money and quickly saying some instructions. I speak Spanish but I doubt he speaks English. There’s no flyer or guide and the place is nothing but a large field with ruins and tons of iguanas. At the time I visited was partially flooded and didn’t help that I was wearing sandals. Most of the ruins don’t have informations about its history etc and you have to be careful to not bother the iguanas or step on the ruins. It’s interesting if you want to see something authentic and historic from this area but don’t expect much.