Where are the Mayan ruins in Mexico?

Mexico is a great country to visit if you are interested in knowing more about the Mayan culture, like through the Mayan ruins. Along the south you can find many states that have more than one Mayan city for you to visit and get to see as many as you can.

If you are planning to explore the Mayan culture and see it with your own eyes at live, in this blog we will see what states are the ones with more ruins to visit so you can seize your trip to the fullest.

Quintana Roo

Quintana Roo is in the coast of the south of Mexico facing to the Caribbean sea. It's a famous destination for tourism, especially for foreigners because of its different beaches and activities, some of them, visiting the Mayan ruins.

It has one of the most popular, Tulum, one of the most important of the Mayan cities in the coast and for its appearance that looks like a castle. Also, there's the city of Coba, Kohunlich and El Meco.

Campeche

This is a state with a lot of history in Mexico and has about 17 different Mayan ruins like Edzná, a Mayan city with more than twenty buildings. Becán, catalogued as a capital of the other Mayan ruins in the area. And Calakmul, the most important city of the Mayan classic period.

Chiapas

Located also in the south of Mexico and famous for its beautiful natural places, especially the jungle called Selva Lacandona with thousands of species of animals, plants and ethnic groups.

Has a lot of Mayan ruins like Bonampak, a city with an excellent conservation of its paintings on walls. Yaxchilan, in which you have to go through the river on a boat to get there. And one of the most interesting ones, Palenque, a city that when it was discovered they found a chamber with the human rests of one of it's governor!

Yucatan

Yucatan is one of the states that has it all and is perfct for different types of tourism, has beautiful beaches, an amazing Biosphere Reserve with unique kind of animals and a good number of Mayan cities.

Some of the most important are Uzman, Ek Balam and of course one of the most important for the world, Chichen Itza, that is part of the list of heritage sites of the world because of its relevance and beauty.

Remember planning your trip with time and research to live a better experience! For example, if you want to visit Yucatan, you should stay in a place that can let you move around or that offers great packages, like Ria Aayins apartments.

In Ria Aayin you could stay in a beautiful and calm place, but also you could get a different tours, like visiting Ek Balam Mayan city!

I hope this blog will help you to plan your nex trip and discover all these wonders.