{"id":544,"date":"2026-02-28T15:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T15:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.micancun.org\/en\/?p=544"},"modified":"2026-02-28T15:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T15:43:24","slug":"el-meco-archaeological-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micancun.org\/en\/el-meco-archaeological-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cEl Meco\u201d Archaeological Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/tpemb.com\/content?promo_id=4039&#038;campaign_id=108&#038;powered_by=false&#038;locale=en-US&#038;items=3&#038;place=isla%20mujeres&#038;shmarker=501950.cancun&#038;trs=470000\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you know Cancun has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.micancun.org\/zonas-arqueologicas-de-cancun\/\">archaeological sites<\/a>?<\/strong> In fact, many visitors and locals believe that to see a pyramid you have to travel to the \u201cPueblo M\u00e1gico\u201d of Valladolid to visit <strong>Chich\u00e9n Itz\u00e1<\/strong>, or head to the city of Tulum to see the pyramids of Coba. But why travel that far when we have several pyramids so close by? Between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.micancun.org\/\"><strong>city of Cancun<\/strong><\/a>, Puerto Ju\u00e1rez, and Isla Mujeres, there are 5 archaeological sites\u2014and today we\u2019ll talk about one in particular: the El Meco Archaeological Site.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is El Meco?<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6104\" src=\"http:\/\/www.micancun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Zona-Arqueologica-en-Cancun-El-Meco.png\" alt=\"Archaeological Site in Cancun El Meco\" width=\"1280\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p>El Meco is a small archaeological site located <strong>north of Cancun in Puerto Ju\u00e1rez<\/strong>, about seven kilometers from the junction between the Hotel Zone and downtown (Boulevard Kukulk\u00e1n and Avenida Bonampak), on the road to Punta Sam.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a small restored site from the <strong>Postclassic period<\/strong>, where you can see a large pyramid and the remains of what were once halls. And because it isn\u2019t very well known, it\u2019s a place where tranquility prevails\u2014allowing various reptiles to live peacefully and in harmony with the site\u2019s few visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Very little is truly known about this small site; however, it is\u2014or rather, it \u201cwas\u201d\u2014centered around a building known as \u201cEl Castillo,\u201d the tallest in the region. From its summit you could enjoy a privileged view of Cancun Island and the surrounding areas, which likely gave it strategic importance in pre-Hispanic times.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that was many years ago, because today only ruins remain of what was once a place that, according to the latest studies, is linked to the ruins of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cuboinformativo.top\/tulum\/\"><strong>city of Tulum<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.micancun.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Piramide-El-Meco-Zona-Arqueologica-Cancun.png\" alt=\"Piramide El Meco Zona Arqueologica Cancun\" width=\"756\" height=\"458\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Admission Fee and Opening Hours<\/h2>\n<p>Visiting hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and the entrance fee is only 55 Mexican pesos per person.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Get to the El Meco Archaeological Site<\/h3>\n<p>The El Meco archaeological site is about <span class=\"UdvAnf\">24.8 km<\/span> from Cancun Airport and about <span class=\"UdvAnf\">9.1 km<\/span> from downtown Cancun. To get there, your first step is to head to Puerto Ju\u00e1rez. You can do this via a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.micancun.org\/traslados-del-aeropuerto-a-puerto-juarez\/\"><strong>private transportation service to Puerto Ju\u00e1rez<\/strong><\/a> or by public transportation.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s really not difficult to get to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.micancun.org\/puerto-juarez\/\"><strong>Puerto Ju\u00e1rez<\/strong><\/a> from downtown Cancun\u2014you can even bike there and take the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of this small fishing region in the Riviera Maya.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know Cancun has archaeological sites? 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