We loved these Ruins. It was less touristy and off the beaten path. The grounds were nice and we enjoyed walking around. We parked across the street and walked in. The cost was low and they had clean restrooms. The giant lizards were basking in...More

we were staying at villa del palmar resort and was looking for something to see that was close to the resort. i found this ruins sight on google maps. it was only a short taxi ride from the resort so we decided to try it....More

Small ruins that were within walking distance of our hotel, Villa Del Palmar (if you're willing to walk 45 minutes in the heat). The benefit to them being small and not well known is that it's you, the docent at the front and a frighteningly...More

We took a taxi from our hotel, Dream Sands, which took about a half hour. We paid about $35 round trip for the taxi. $3 per person to get in. This is a nice small ruins a little bigger than El Rey ruins in the...More

We were pleasantly surprised to stumble upon these ruins near our hotel (Villa del Palmar Cancun) on the way to the Isla Mujeres ferry. They were inexpensive and not at all crowded. However, there was not much signage, and it would have been nice to...More

Although El Meco was a relatively small and unimportant Mayan site, it's still worth a visit. Being lesser known means not as crowded as well. I arrived at 4:pm and had the location to myself for an hour until it closed. Time to reflect on...More

These ruins are not nearly as advertised as Chichen Itza or Tulum, but are wonderful nonetheless. The main temple is well preserved, much better than Tulum. No crowds and very inexpensive.

First time at any Mayan ruins, and without traveling for hours to other larger sites and losing a day at the beach, we went locally to El Meco. Although small, it is great to visit the site where 1500 years ago this town was built...More

While only about 30 feet high, this is an impressive pyramid and it also has some well preserved civic and religious structures preserved around an ancient plaza. Two different periods of construction.

For $100 pesos ($5US) we took a cab here and explored for about an hour. You can't climb on the ruins but the main temple is still impressive and worth seeing.