4 archaeological sites
Tabasco has 4 archaeological sites with their own page on Puebloteca.
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 4
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Comalcalco · Archaeological site · Comalcalco
The westernmost Maya city, built of fired clay bricks set in oyster-shell mortar, with a grand acropolis and a museum of bricks carved with figures. -
La Venta · Archaeological site · Huimanguillo
The great Olmec capital of 900–400 BC, with a 30-meter clay pyramid, basalt monuments and a site museum, in Tabasco's far west near Veracruz. -
Tortuguero · Archaeological site · Macuspana
Maya city on Cerro El Tortuguero, Macuspana: the famous 2012 Stela 6 came from here. The site is not open to the public. -
Zona Arqueológica de Pomoná · Archaeological site · Tenosique
Pakbul, a Maya city that was both ally and rival of Palenque, with a 13-building plaza and a site museum, about 27 km from Tenosique.
On the map
Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
Where to stay
These places are not in a Pueblo Mágico. Hotels around each one:
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- Hotels near La Venta
- Hotels near Tortuguero
- Hotels near Zona Arqueológica de Pomoná
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