Izamal Ruins

Highlight

Having been in Yucatán for more than 3 weeks I can easily say this place was a highlight. Pretty little town with ruins you can climb for a view. A beautiful Christmas flower display when I went. I fo...

Site is open, short climb all the way up to the top of pyramid.

Although the view from the top is underwhelming it was nice feeling to be able to climb up where the Mayan rulers and priests would have been standing thousand years ago. Use terraces on the right si...

Nice, but all sites currently closed

All the sites in the zona arqueologica are currently closed. Some are barely visible behind locked gates; some (like the pyramid) you can see quite well from the street, but can't enter.

Quick visit as there were thieves working the site

We walked from the convent to this location and was unimpressed, but our experience was cut short due to being followed around by three large male youth. They didn't look to be helpful and we departe...

Free to enter and free to climb

The archaeological site of Izamal is pretty small compared to others in the area. It's located in the very center of Izamal village - in fact the Mayan town enabled the town to be built, as the Spani...