Mayan Ruins Mexico

Located in southern Campeche, Becan has a long history, reaching back into the Middle Preclassic Period. It features massive temples and a magnificent enclosed plaza.

Bonampak is a small site in the Mexican state of Chiapas near the border with Guatemala. Although its ruins are not overly impressive, a series of brilliant murals makes this one of the most fascinating Mayan ruins in Mexico.

Calakmul is a huge Maya site located deep inside the tropical forest of the Tierras Bajas of southern Mexico. The City of the Two Adjacent Pyramids, Calakmul was one of the most important Mayan cities.

Chichen Itza is the most famous of all the Mayan ruins in Mexico. This is somewhat ironic because its most famous structures do not have a typical Classic Mayan architecture but show influences from Central Mexico. It is also the most developed Mayan ruins and can get crowded.

Coba is located between two lakes in the state of Quintana Roo, and was once an important Mayan city. Despite its proximity to the Riviera Maya, Coba is much less well known than any of the other great Mayan ruins.

Located in the north of the Mexican state of Campeche, Edzna is a fascinating Mayan city that has a unique combination of styles and features, reflecting its position at a crossroad of trade and cultural influences.

Mayapan is considered the last great Maya capital, reaching its zenith in the Late Post-Classic period. Though its ruins are much smaller and less impressive than Chichen and other Maya sites, Mayapán is historically significant.

The Maya ruins of Palenque, are dramatically situated at the foot of the northernmost hills of the Chiapas highlands. Palenque is widely regarded as the most atmospheric and impressive of Mexico’s Mayan ruins.

Tulum is a walled Maya city perched on a rocky cliff overlooking the Caribbean in the Yucatán Peninsula. The site is of modest scale but the tropical beach backdrop however makes this one of the most unique Mayan ruins in Mexico.

Set within a region in Mexico that is rich in vegetation and abundant in bird life, the Uxmal ruins represent the pinnacle of late Mayan art and Puuc architecture.