Cacaxtla Archaeological Site - 90720 San Miguel del Milagro

The great basin! Quite astonishing view from here of the volcanoes and the valley. Definitely impressed with the restoration work being done at the moment of the visit but still wonderful frescoes preserved through time

Different than other pyramid sites as this includes ancient paintings and mixed architecture from the same period. Definitely, this site stands above others. Even the sculptures and statues are different. I did not see a working restaurant in site however at the very entrance there are food vendors that keep quite busy. We ate with the last to the right food stand as you go in the park. It was really tasty and very affordable and best of all, we did not get sick! The cook was not handling money as most of them tend to do. The memorabilia stands are average, I could not find something decent representative of Xochitecatl & Cacaxtla. Beautiful area, no parking however there are private parking places outside of archeological area to leave the vehicle. Expect lots of walking, people with disabilities must provide their own mode of accessibility as the site does not have carts to move people around and it is not have wheelchair access in 90% of the park.

These ruins get you up close and personal to ancient life here. The murals are still well-preserved, but the small museum has newly painted versions where you can see them come to life. I recommend visiting the ruins first and then seeing the museum on the way out.

Great pyramid to go and the view are so great!

A must near Mexico City. Beautiful ruins but specially the paintings. There is a small walk from the parking lot. Perfect to visit when the weather is not too hot. Friendly staff. Easy to find.

Excellent place to visit and check the great pyramid that has some original paintings. It is really amazing and incredible how they built these pyramids and how well nowadays they maintain them in good conditions. I highly recommend to visit this place and take as many pictures as possible.

So this is indeed a pain to get to but worth it if you have a day spare and you're interested in the content. Take a bus from the Flecha Azul bus station near Puebla centre to Nativitas (it does stop near CAPU but doesn't go in - flagging the right bus down could be a nightmare so just start the journey in town). If it goes through Nativitas, just stay on and get off at the bottom of the hill and walk the 20mins up to the entrance, or flag down a minivan on the same road up. If you get out at the main town, a minivan will be going from there too - ask someone. It's a large site but the ruins themselves will only take 40ish minutes. The museum is decent and all-in-all there's not a huge amount to see there but I thought it worth it given that the murals won't be there forever and despite being faded, they're in decent condition. The sister archaeological site is currently closed until further notice. Return to Puebla by retracing your steps. Should only be $40MXN return transport-wise which is great l, and the entrance is $85.

The murals are pretty, but the site is not accessible for wheelchair users as you must climb a lot of stairs in order to get up to the top and then come back down the other side. All we could do was roll up to the first level and then roll around the back side of the structure. It would definitely be possible to build wooden ramps up to the top, so it's disappointing they haven't made the effort to do so.