El Meco Archaeological Site - 77520 Cancún

What a relaxing Mayan ruins. This was what Tulum was 30 years ago. A must see if you are in Cancun. Nice pyramids and house platforms among the trees and iguanas. And its next to Cancun. Easy access and decent parking. Takes a quick hour to view.

Small quiet and peaceful place but worth the visit. You get to see some Mayan ruins that don't get a lot of traffic, but can and should still be appreciated. It's very inexpensive, so you should definitely check it out.

Definitely worth the price (55 pesos in November 2019)! The site is not too large, but it contains one of the tallest mayan ruins in the area. The place is taken a good care of and there are plenty of iguanas! I was there alone when I visited, so it’s probably not much frequented either.

These are some easy and fun Mayan Ruins to visit. Easily accessible via car and fun for all ages. The structures are amazing and the grounds are kept pristine. No person is allowed physically on the ruins and there are ropes to limit access to the ruins. The ruins are covered with beautiful camouflaged iguanas in all shapes and sizes. This is a government funded facility and it all belongs to the Mexican Government. Donations are accepted. There are picnic table spread out in different areas... the ruins make a fantastic backdrop!

A beautiful sacred piece of history tucked off in the cut. It was clean, quiet and no one was there with the exception of 3 others. I was able to pray in piece and take in the beauty of this ancient ruin. There were giant iguanas (they were pretty big but were no bother) and Mexican raccoons. The man at the front was a perv and just downright disgusting and inappropriate. He was the ONLY downside to our visit. Go here if you want to avoid the overpriced and very long trip to the other spots which are also over crowded. The tours to the other ruins were about $60 and the travel from the hotel area of Cancun was 1.5 hours minimum. You have to get up super early also. We did this and paid cab fare of about $30 (500 pesos round trip) and he waited for us there (I would recommend bc it’s a long walk to where taxis are from the park) and we spent about 30 minutes (which was totally doable) inside after paying $3 per person to enter.

Not very big but very beautiful archeological site. Cheap and not many ppl here.

Great place to see Mayan ruins. It was right down from our resort- about a 2 mile walk. It was a larger site than I anticipated which was a pleasant surprise. It only costs 55 pesos to get in- so well worth the price. However I do wish the historical plaques where better. Oh and There are a plethora of large iguanas there that adds to the fun! Also There is an excellent restaurant right down the street- flamingos. Great food excellent staff right on the beach. I recommend a pitcher of sangria

What a great place. Stroll around this bijou Mayan site and have the place to yourself. We sat for half an hour in the main courtyard under the shade of a tree and chatted about the civilizations that have come and gone. Very relaxed, very nice. Oh, and count the iguanas that are everywhere.