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You've no doubt heard plenty about the Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza, but those at Uxmal are at least as impressive, and are less crowded and less touristy. One of the best preserved of Mayan heritage sites, Uxmal showcases some amazing architectural detail. The iconic Pyramid of the Magician is one of many structures that give the visitor a reasonably complete glimpse of what the village looked like in its heyday. As a bonus, you will see plenty of iguanas, some of them quite large. There is also an optional light and sound show in the evening.
If you go:
Open daily. Admission is about 20 dollars per person, with an additional charge for a guided tour. It's easy and inexpensive to catch a bus to Uxmal from Merida. And while the official word is that there is no return bus, and you must instead take a bus back to the town of Muna, and then back to Merida, there is actually a direct bus back that you can catch just across the street at about 3:30, and you can pay the fare to the driver. In case you miss all transportation connections, there is a nice hotel onsite.
Links:
966H+CM
Uxmal, Yucatan 97890 Mexico
direccion.yuc@inah.gob.mx
Mailing address:
Hamburgo 135
Colonia Juárez
Cuauhtmoc City Hall
Mexico City, CP 06600 Mexico
Phone Numbers:
Uxmal Archaeological Site
+52 (997) 9 76 21 25
+52 (997) 9 76 21 25
INAH Yucatan Center
+52 (999) 9 13 40 34 ext. 398003
+52 (999) 9 13 40 34 ext. 398003
INAH Yucatan Center
+52 (999) 9 44 40 68
+52 (999) 9 44 40 68
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