Visit Calakmul
- Place or Historical Monument
- Art & Culture
- Unesco World Heritage
Calakmul: How to get there?
7 hours by road from Cancun
Calakmul: When to go?
All year round
Calakmul: For how long?
One day
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Calakmul Vacations
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Calakmul is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is considered to be one of the oldest and most powerful of the Mayan cities.
Calakmul: What to see in the surroundings?
What our travelers think about their stay
A superb ancient Mayan city in the south of Mexico.
My suggestion
You need to spend a whole day there.
Calakmul is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is considered to be one of the oldest and most powerful of the Mayan cities.
My suggestion
To fully enjoy the site I recommend that you rent a car, sleep the night before in one of the hotels in the area, and leave very early in the morning. You need a good half day for the visit.
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