Archaeological Zone Balamkú - Calakmul

Name: Archaeological Zone Balamkú - Calakmul
Address: Calakmul, Camp., Mexico, Camp.

4.8/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact Archaeological Zone Balamkú

Address :	Calakmul, Camp., Mexico
Website :	http://www.inah.gob.mx/zonas/60-zona-arqueologica-de-balamku
Categories :	Tourist attraction , Museum , Archaeological site ,
City :	Camp.
Description :	Archaeological site featuring remains of an ancient Mayan temple with an elaborate stucco frieze.

Best Archaeological site in Mexico

A	April McGregor on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A huge ruin, inexpensive (45 pesos per person) and not crowded. You're free to climb and explore. Unbelievable hidden treasures unlocked by the staff!
F	Fabian S on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great experience- not many people (we were more or less alone) and had the chance to visit the pyramid and see some very impressive stone carvings in the temple
K	Katie Bellis on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Had the place to ourselves. They were doing some sort of restoration on the main building, but we were still able to access the frieze. Very interesting!
h	hans gustav on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Honestly one of the most interesting tempels I've been to, saw apes, hummingbirds and woodpeckers. No turists at all as well
M	Marieke Pouw on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Don't skip this one! It is a beautiful place, lots of pyramids! Monkeys flying over your head, peacocks jumping out of the bushes, super quiet and at the end there are three pyramids next to eachother which reminded me of the orions belt.. AND THEN you actually get to go IN one of them and all of a sudden there is a huge treasure room full of hyroglyphic well preserved statues that I have not seen anywhere else in Mexico!
L	Laura Langdon on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It was well worth $45p per person but the employee was pushy. Once we paid and got onto the site, a man who works there saw us strolling along, taking our time looking around and he decided to usher us quickly to the main attraction: the well preserved carvings inside the temple. He stood inside with us with zero communication and then once we were done he hurried us along out the exit. He didn't want us exploring the rest of the site which was weird.
T	Topher Taylor on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Incredibly beautiful and secluded. The inner plaza was gorgeous and most of it can be accessed by wheelchair. There are a couple stairs into the entrance pavilion that you may be able to bypass by going around. In the ruins, there is a wheelchair accessible path to the left just before reaching the stairs up to the inner plaza.
J	Jennifer Leung on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Saw a bunch of spider monkeys and howler monkeys, including a baby howler clinging to momma. Sorry iphone photos not great. Arrived at 2:20 pm (10 min before gate is supposed to close). Had the place pretty much to ourselves. Stayed for 1 hr and saw a couple of guys enter as we were leaving so not sure how strict they are about closing the gate at 2:30 per the website.