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Hours: 8:00 -17: 00 hrs. Cost: $ 42.00 pesos.
Important: Culture of the Government of the State of Yucatan charges an additional fee of $ 71 pesos nationally and $ 125 pesos to foreigners.
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Chichen Itza is located 115 kilometers from the city of Merida and 190 kilometers from Cancun (Quintana Roo state). Famous worldwide for the game of light and shadow that in each of them is located on the pyramidal base known as El Castillo, the City of Chichen-Itza was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. Chichén Itzá was capital of a large territory in the Yucatan Peninsula, headed by the league of Mayapán, from 987 until 1200 AD.
Hours: 8:00 -17: 00 hrs. Cost: $ 55.00 pesos.
Important: the culture of the Government of the State of Yucatan charges an additional fee of $ 89 pesos to nationals and $ 115 pesos to foreigners.
Museum of site: 9:00 -16: 00 hrs.
The place where there is writing on the stones has gained fame thanks to the solar phenomenon that can be appreciated each equinox of spring and autumn through a temple more representative of this pre-Hispanic city that bears a name: Temple of the Seven Dolls.
Hours: 8:00 -17: 00 hrs.
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Izamal is a Mayan name that comes from “Itzamná” or “Zamná” which means “Dew that comes from heaven; It is also a municipality of the state of Yucatan located right in the center of the peninsula, 72 km east of the city of Merida. It is known as “City of the Hills”, recalling the “pyramids” that are found, as well as “The City of Three Cultures”, since they combine the traits of its pre-Hispanic past, the colonial period and the current era.
Hours: 8:00 -17: 00 hrs. Cost: $ 57.00 pesos.
Important: the culture of the government of the state of Yucatan charges an additional fee of $ 125 pesos to nationals and $ 177 pesos to foreigners.
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The light and sound show has an additional cost of $ 46 pesos for nationals and $ 72 pesos for foreigners).
Uxmal is the most representative settlement of the architecture of the Puuc Region and its facades are decorated with masks of Chac, God of Rain, frets, panels with hieroglyphics and high crestings. Among the most representative buildings is the Pyramid of the Adivino, the Quadrangle of the Nuns and the House of the Doves.
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It is located 20 minutes north of Valladolid, Yucatan, you can get to your account in the car or in Valladolid take the bus that is sold very early every day from the municipal palace (I suggest you check the schedules directly in the terminal Valladolid buses since sometimes they change them). It is a majestic archaeological zone and surrounded by abundant jungle. Its history is one of the largest in Mesoamerica, it has more than 40 structures and from the highest pyramid, you can get a superior view of the jungle landscape of Yucatan. They open from 8am to 5pm. Near this area, there is an ecotourism center, which offers different activities to be in contact with nature, as well as cabins and some additional services.
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Oxkintok is located in the municipality of Maxcanú 70 km south of Mérida and is part of the Puuc Route. It is included by the calendars in the inscriptions that date from 475 and 487 d. C., there are also stone columns and numerous stelae and lintels, although many of them have been moved to museums such as the National Museum of Anthropology and History of Mexico City.
It is located a kilometer and a half from the archaeological zone of Ek Balam, 20 minutes north of the city and the magical town of Valladolid. It is 50 meters in diameter and you can navigate in kayak and practice bird watching. Other activities that can be done in the rappel descent, being a circular and open-air cenote, you can slide to its waters from a height of approximately 20 meters; and if you want even more adrenaline. Another option is to zip-line or cycle around.
It has some services such as rental of tents, palapas of rest with hammocks and a restaurant where they prepare exquisite dishes made with pipián and turkey,
In Cuzama there are three cenotes that you can visit, to get to them first, than to take a short walk in the truck, which is a wooden platform on a rails path and a horse-drawn, this transport was very used at the time of the haciendas since it was his way of transporting the Henequen.
The Chelentún cenote has easy access to the difference between the others that are in the area, you have to descend 20 meters by a rustic staircase between plants and trees, the water is a very intense blue and inside it has a tunnel type vault that you can explore if you wish.
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