Which one to choose in Nativitas
Two ancient sites in Nativitas. Cacaxtla has 2 tickets and tours to book; Xochitecatl has 1 ticket or tour to book. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Nativitas, Mexico
Cacaxtla is a hilltop palace city in the state of Tlaxcala, near Puebla in central Mexico, famous for murals painted between about AD 650 and 900. Under a vast modern roof on its main platform you see life-size warriors, a bird man and a jaguar man in vivid colour, mixing central Mexican and Maya styles in a way found nowhere else.
Nativitas, Mexico
Xochitecatl is a ceremonial centre on the summit of an extinct volcano in the state of Tlaxcala, begun around 800 BC, long before the cities of the Classic period. Its Pyramid of Flowers has a base of about 100 by 140 metres, and the hilltop gives views of Popocatepetl, Iztaccihuatl and La Malinche. Cacaxtla and its painted murals lie 1 km away.
| Cacaxtla | Xochitecatl | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Ancient City | Ancient City |
| Civilisation | Mesoamerican | Mesoamerican |
| Founded | AD 650 | 800 BC |
| Area | — | 12 ha |
| Entry | MXN 75 at last report; Sundays free for Mexican residents | INAH fee, shared with Cacaxtla; residents free on Sundays |
| Hours | Reported 8 am to 5.30 pm on opening days; INAH may change hours, so check before going | Roughly 9 am to 5 pm; check INAH for current hours |
| Time needed | 2 to 3 hours with Xochitecatl | 1 to 2 hours |
| Booking | Pay at the gate; book a tour only if you have no car | No booking; pay at the gate |
| Tickets and tours on GetYourGuide | 2 | 1 |