Zona Arqueológica de Tula — Attraction in Hidalgo

The quality of maintenance of the Archaeological Zone and the museum has deteriorated substantially due to the lack of work tools for the staff, security employees and lack of investments by INAH and the manager of the site.

As of end of 2024, The museum is still partly closed due to lack of investment and disappearing antique objects.

The worker's union strike is only a reaction to these politics. The staff demands the re-opening of the museum in its full size. The State of Mexico is not only letting go to waste its historical treasures,it seems it is out-selling them!

You can climb 2 pyramids although one will soon be grown over by plants if the maintenance stays as bad as it is.

During off-season, depending on the material, sculptures up to 10cm are sold from only 10 pesos, sculptures up to 30cm for only 20 pesos. They have a lot of different kinds of souvenirs and clothes and you can bargain a very cheap price.

I give Tula 4 stars despite the bad management because it is totally worth the visit. Majestic sculptures, beautiful temples and nature.

If you are physically impaired, it is hard to walk about 1.5 km from the parking until the main temple. In a wheelchair,it will be possible,it's not steep, but very...

The experience of walking among the buildings of this ancient civilization is amazing, however, it's very sad that the government reduced the budget that this area had to operate, the facilities are old and almost crumbling down. There are two museums that had awesome pieces of history and they are now closed since 4 years ago. There are sings of workers who are still fighting for a full opening of this archeological area. Bathrooms were surprisingly clean, although they are very old too. There are only bathrooms the entrance, so you may want to take precautions, since the whole walkthrough will take longer than 45min. Inside, there are many vendors who sell cheaper objects than in other places. It has a lot of history, but it's no Teotihuacán. On Sundays is free, the usual fee is 90 pesos. I suggest to pay for a guide, since the information on site is very little. A 30pesos handout is also recommended, so you can read more about the history of this ancient...

Tula was the most sofisticated society in meso America. Try to read and see documentals from Toltec culture to get the most out of your tourist guided visit. If you plan to visit there during Eastern do it at Sunday because this is the least crowded day of that season. Once there ask tourist guides for the relationship between tula and chichen itza or teotihuacan and tula there you will be able to frame tula influence on meso American cultures. Another interesting aspect of Toltec society is the role of religion and the power it has thanks to the knowledge management they operate and you will realize how ever since then...