4 archaeological sites · within 60 km
There are 4 archaeological sites within 60 km of Valladolid in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Ek' Balam, 23 km away; the farthest, Cobá, is 54 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Valladolid and Tulum, which make good bases.
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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Ek' Balam · Archaeological site · 23 km from Valladolid · Near Valladolid
A walled Maya city north of Valladolid with a huge acropolis and some of the best-preserved stucco sculpture in the Maya world. -
Chichén Itzá · Archaeological site · 38 km from Valladolid · Near Valladolid
The great Maya city of the Yucatán and a World Heritage Site: El Castillo, the Great Ball Court and the Sacred Cenote. -
Zona Arqueológica de Yaxuná · Archaeological site · 51 km from Valladolid · Yucatán
A little-visited Maya city south of Chichén Itzá, at the western end of the 100 km sacbé from Cobá, with a North Acropolis, ballcourt and royal tombs. -
Cobá · Archaeological site · 54 km from Valladolid · Near Tulum
A huge Maya city in the forest between two lakes, with long white roads to bike and the 42-meter Nohoch Mul pyramid.
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Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
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The Pueblos Mágicos these places are closest to, each with hotels, food and getting-there notes.
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