4 archaeological sites
Guerrero has 4 archaeological sites with their own page on Puebloteca, near the Pueblo Mágico of Zihuatanejo. Only Xihuacan has a pueblo nearby, 29 km away in Zihuatanejo.
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, Apr.
The Ruins 4
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Xihuacan · Archaeological site · 29 km from Zihuatanejo
One of Guerrero's largest archaeological sites, at La Soledad de Maciel, with a huge ball court and an INAH site museum. -
Palma Sola · Archaeological site · Acapulco de Juárez
Eighteen granite boulders carved with people, faces and calendar counts on the slopes of El Veladero above Acapulco Bay; free entry, run by INAH. -
Tehuacalco · Archaeological site · Juan R. Escudero
A ceremonial centre of the Yopes, never conquered by the Aztecs, with pyramids, a ball court and temples lined up with sacred hills near Tierra Colorada. -
Teopantecuanitlán · Archaeological site · Copalillo
The only Olmec-style city with monumental architecture in Guerrero: a sunken patio guarded by four jaguar-god sculptures, near the Balsas, 3,000 years old.
On the map
Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
Where to stay
The Pueblos Mágicos these places are closest to, each with hotels, food and getting-there notes.
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