Zona Arqueológica de Teotihuacán puerta 5 — Attraction in State of Mexico

Great place. This is one of my favorite archeological sites in Mexico. Unfortunately, climbing the pyramids is no longer allowed which was a huge disappointment. Going to the top was definitely one of the highlights of visiting this area in the past. If crowds are an issue they should provide timed passes so that only so many people could go at a given time.

There is not much information in general. Mostly descriptions of the building in Spanish, English, and Nahuatl (who reads Nahuatl?) However, there are way too many vendors everywhere. It would be a better experience if vendors were limited to certain areas.

We never visited the site museum (honestly, we did not see signs for it). Perhaps more information could have been found there but in general there is no guide. It would be great if there were fliers at the entrance in several languages or better signs. I think they really want you to hire a tour guide but you never know the source/quality of what you get.

Another thing that was different this time is that there were people, supposedly from INAH, directing people to an "explanation area" just before Gate 5. It was basically a place to tell you all about the Maguey plant and try to persuade you to buy their artisanal stuff there. It is a shame that INAH does not do a better job at controlling all these people trying to sell you stuff all the time.

Bathrooms were okay except thar there is no toilet paper at the stalls. You need to grab what you need at the entrance of the bathroom which promotes more waste. For some reasons people continue to believe that putting toilet paper in the toilet is bad so there are waste baskets. We never had any issues in any toilet by depositing the paper in it. It is more hygienic not to mention it helps reduce the unpleasant...

This is one of the premier archaeological sites in Mexico, home to a significant (if enigmatic) civilisation that was later revered by the Aztecs (Mexica). Unfortunately, I found it rather a disappointment. A huge amount of what is left is actually reconstruction, and there has been a fair bit of damage done by archaeologists, involving dynamite and entirely fanciful new additions. There is almost no information around the site, so without a guide it will make no sense (we were part of a tour, so had our own guide with us who was excellent and brought some life to the place). Others bemoan that you can no longer climb the pyramids, but to me that was an advantage, as it at least preserved something of the mystery of the site and helped with conservation. The number of sellers in the main avenue, many selling ‘jaguar call whistles’, made for a pretty frustrating experience as well. Compared to many other sites in Mexico, there is a lot of...

I visited Teotihuacan by myself on Wednesday from Mexico city. I took a bus from the Northern bus station ( Central de Autobuses del Norte). There is a bus to Teotihuan every 10-12 minutes. One single ticket costs 68 mxn. Teotihuan bus company is at gate 8, you can buy the ticket on the same day you travel. The journey to Teotihuacan is 1 hour but Mexico city is very busy so it can take a little bit more. Teotihuan is beautiful and very interesting. It is huge, it is a town so it takes MIN. 3-4 hours to see everything. You can buy a ticket on the bus , too when you are coming back. I asked people where the bus stops and the bus was coming in 3 min. It's really very well organised and straightforward. Highly...