Zona Arqueológica Xcambó

Brief stop on a tour was fantastic Alfonso and Isreal were great tour guides

Such rich history. It's amazing to realize you are walking in history.

Great little archeology site worth visiting if you're in the area. We saw some flamingos on the way, feeding in the mangroves. $85 MXN to enter at the time of writing. A little high for a small site.

Beautiful ruins and very easy to traverse. No pushy locals trying to sell you things either. It's very hot with not much shade though, so be prepared

Wonderful place to explore. It's one of few ruins you can still climb. Very well kept

Was ok very small but if you go early on a weekday you'll likely have the place to yourself worth the visit price was $85 pesos Follow us on YouTube please we'd greatly appreciate your support 2 Gringos On The Gulf Cheers J&D ✌️??

Beautiful archeological site with a central plaza that contains multiple pyramids and even some Mayan artifacts. The sites extend out from the main center into some residential areas, but we were happy to stay in the main hub where the jungle vegetation is kept at bay. Even just exploring the center, we still spent about an hour and a half here! We got to the site just before 11am and by noon several tourist buses had started arriving. We definitely recommend going early to avoid the crowds and the heat! You'll find an overflow parking lot and one set of restrooms on your left when you arrive, but keep driving past (if you're there early enough) to get to the main parking lot, reception and archeological plaza. There are more restrooms here as well and they sell a few souvenirs, water and coke at the reception booth. If there are people parked in the overflow lot you may not want to go on though - the main lot is on the small side without much room to turn around once the tourist busses start lining the road, and the distance isn't too far to walk if you're free of mobility restrictions :) If you go without a tour (like we did), you may like to know that: this site was a primary hub for salt production for the Mayan empire (that's what the large stone basins you'll see are for); the tunnel to the left of the largest pyramid is where priests would enter the plazas for ceremonies and it used to pass through to the other side, but the Catholic church at the site was specifically built at the other end to cut off this pagan passage way; the small temple to the right of the largest pyramid is where human sacrifices would take place - the alter at its base allows the victim to stand, back against the vertical stone and feet on the round base, with their arms open wide to open their chest for easy access to their heart; the pyramid opposite the largest (that looks like it has solar panels in front) has two stone carvings on its face that are protected beneath the sun/weather shades. Have fun!

One of the lesser-known Mayan sites in the Yucatan, but well worth the visit. Very close to Laguna Rosada, with free parking, and relatively quiet from other tourists.