11 Ruins in Estado de México, Mexico: Map & Photos

11 archaeological sites

Estado de México has 11 archaeological sites with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblos Mágicos of Teotihuacán, Metepec, Tepotzotlán, and Aculco. The closest to a pueblo is Zona Arqueológica de Teotihuacan, 0 km from Teotihuacán; the farthest out is Zona Arqueológica de Huexotla, 24 km from Teotihuacán.

Most archaeological sites are run by INAH and open from about 8 or 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a small fee. Midday is the hottest and busiest time, so go early.

Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec.

The Ruins 11

Zona Arqueológica de Teotihuacan · Archaeological site · 0 km from Teotihuacán
The great pyramid city next door: the Avenue of the Dead, the Pyramids of the Sun and Moon, and painted palaces.
Zona Arqueológica de Calixtlahuaca · Archaeological site · 13 km from Metepec
Matlatzinca and Aztec ruins on a hillside north of Toluca, known for a round temple to the wind god Ehécatl.
Teotenango · Archaeological site · 16 km from Metepec
A walled hilltop city above Tenango del Valle, with plazas, pyramids and a ball court looking over the valley.
Zona Arqueológica de Huamango · Archaeological site · 18 km from Aculco
Hilltop Otomí ceremonial center from around 900–1300 AD, with temple platforms and wide views over the Acambay valley.
Zona Arqueológica de Tecoaque · Archaeological site · 18 km from Otumba
A small Acolhua site in Tlaxcala where a Spanish caravan was captured and sacrificed in 1520.
Santa Cecilia Acatitlan · Archaeological site · 19 km from Tepotzotlán
A small Mexica pyramid with its temple rebuilt on top, the best idea of how Aztec shrines looked, plus a little museum.
Pirámide de Tenayuca · Archaeological site · 21 km from Tepotzotlán
A Chichimec and Aztec pyramid rebuilt over itself many times, ringed by a wall of 138 carved stone serpents.
Baños de Nezahualcóyotl · Archaeological site · 22 km from Teotihuacán
The hilltop gardens and rock-cut baths of Texcoco's poet-king Nezahualcóyotl on the Tetzcotzinco hill, with wide views.
Zona Arqueológica de Huexotla · Archaeological site · 24 km from Teotihuacán
An old Acolhua city south of Texcoco with a rare surviving defensive wall and a Franciscan church on its ancient center.
Acozac · Archaeological site · Ixtapaluca
Acolhua ruins in Ixtapaluca with a round temple to Ehécatl and a great platform facing the volcanoes; free entry.
Tlatilco · Archaeological site · Naucalpan de Juárez
A Preclassic village famous for its figurines, now under the streets and factories of San Luis Tlatilco; there is no site to visit.