Zona Arqueológica de Cholula
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This pyramid is the biggest (width wise) in the world, but don’t expect this to look like a classic pyramid…..in fact, it’s hard to tell that it is a pyramid due to its surrounding vegetation. It’s great that visiting this site is 100% free if you are merely climbing to the top, hanging out up at the site area, and visiting the church. Get ready to lose your breath walking up the stairs and hill! The views of the city and surrounding volcanos is pretty awesome too! To visit the actual museum, one will need to purchase a ticket at the booth on site there. Most of the museum literature and explanations will be in Spanish …just an FYI. What was very disappointing was being told by locals that I could go inside of the “tunnels” and go inside the pyramid, yet being told by security that this was no longer the case since people to COVID. I received lots of conflicting information about the tunnels…so I really don’t know the truth.
Gabriela ColemanGabriela Coleman
00
The pins on Google Maps are all wrong. The archaeology site is on the west side of the pyramid and that is where you pay. That site is a single route and the signage is very good at explaining the history of the pyramid. From the west side you can also take a trail up to the church for free. The church can also be accessed from the NE corner by another free trail. On the east side of the pyramid, on the street, there is the entrance to the tunnels used by archaeologists to study the pyramid. The tunnels are about 5' 10" high, narrow, and everyone has to go through single file. It can be crowded with large tour groups and school tours. When I was in there a woman had a panic attach so don't go in if you are scared of confined spaces.
Mark PabstMark Pabst
30
The place is very nice, but signs for the entrance are misleading. They tried to sell me a guide (as I was only one visitor who didn't speak Spanish), and I was supposed to pay as I was a whole group. No one told me at the entrance that there was a museum in there, and I saw no signs. Found lately when I already went out of the city . There is a big open marketplace outside and an amusement park, so it is very loud. It didn't bother me at all. For me, it was as very peaceful as it was, but some visitors may find it annoying. Make sure to visit the marketplace outside for a lot of nice souvenirs. So, the place is great, just the signs and personnel are a bit odd. Oh, and the tunnels are still closed because of covid.... it's may 2024...
Dalida Padma JigmeDalida Padma Jigme
10
Great to have a chance to see the large Cholula pyramid but site is not very well maintained and preserved. Some information provided along the path but confusing and basic when so much could be done to help navigate the different point of view (audio guide?). Tunnel is closed which is not great but visiting the nice regional museum located nearby really helps to understand the cultural context and the environement where was built the pyramid. Having said that most of the information is provided in Spanish with some in English but maybe 5% about all the exhibits. Both the pyramid and the museum are super affordable (270 MXN for 2 adults) and it was free for our 12 and 11 boys. Not perfect but definitely worth a stop
Patrick TanguyPatrick Tanguy
00
First of all i recommend a guide, for our family it was only 350 pesos. The difference in visiting this place or any other arquelogic place is that on your own compared to having a guide is that the root guide person gives you context and much more information tag you find in the signs. This place at Cholula, for instance, it was explain to us that there are 7 pyramids build on top of each other over a time span of over 1000 years before and after christ. We were told the city was abandoned after the eruption of the popocatepelt volcán were out left up to 40 cm of ashes. In general very nice place to visit but more meaningful and interesting if you are with a guide.
Arturo NavarreteArturo Navarrete
00
4/5 because I appreciate ruins and history but the organisation or facilities could be better. Firstly, the tickets are only for the area around the base on the pyramid. The entrance to the top (the church) is free. Secondly, when you buy the tickets and leave the ticket office, the first stop (museum) is not clearly indicated. Someone had to tell us to turn around to spot it (it's on the left, down the stairs, opposite way than the rest of the archaeological area. The museum is old but informative. Thirdly, the area itself has nice toilets by the entrance and many signs/tourist information spotted around the complex, but, again, they are a bit old rundown.
Dawid GadzinskiDawid Gadzinski
10
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C. 14 Pte. S/N, San Miguel, Zona Arqueológica San Andrés Cholula, 72810 San Andrés Cholula, Pue., Mexico
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The Great Pyramid of Cholula, also known as Tlachihualtepetl, is a complex located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. It is the largest archaeological site of a pyramid in the New World, as well as the largest pyramid by volume known to exist in the world today.
attractions: Parque Soria, Balneario Puerto Escondido, Regional Museum of Cholula, Santuario de la Virgen de los Remedios, Convento de San Gabriel Arcángel, Capilla Real de Naturales, Cholula Parrish of Saint Andrew, Casa del Caballero Águila, Parish of San Pedro Cholula, Museo de Sitio de Cholula, restaurants: OCHO30 Cholula, Ciudad Sagrada, Container City, Churrería Las Duyas Zócalo San Pedro Cholula, Divará Restaurant Bar, Cus Cus Cus, Meson Garibaldi, La Casa de Frida, La Casa De Frida Sucursal Pirámide, Ozumo Buffet Fusión Bar - Cholula
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