Archaeological Sites & Ruins in Mexico

The best archaeological sites and ruins in Mexico: 12 on the world’s top 100

12 of the world’s 100 best archaeological sites and ruins are in Mexico, according to The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Calakmul in Calakmul at N° 1, followed by Uxmal in Santa Elena at N° 9 and Palenque in Palenque at N° 13.

Source: The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, Worth a Journey, https://worthajourney.com/archaeological-sites/

Los mejores sitios arqueológicos y ruinas de México: 12 entre los 100 mejores del mundo

12 de los 100 mejores sitios arqueológicos y ruinas del mundo están en México, según The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, publicado por Worth a Journey. El mejor clasificado es Calakmul, en Calakmul, en el puesto N° 1, seguido de Uxmal, en Santa Elena, en el N° 9, y Palenque, en Palenque, en el N° 13.

Fuente: The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, Worth a Journey, https://worthajourney.com/archaeological-sites/

México tiene la segunda mayor cantidad de entradas de los 27 países en The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026.

México tiene 12 de las 14 entradas de Norteamérica; el mejor clasificado de Norteamérica es Calakmul, en Calakmul, México, en el puesto N° 1 del mundo.

Calakmul en Calakmul es N° 1 de The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, publicado por Worth a Journey, y N° 1 en México.

Uxmal en Santa Elena es N° 9 de The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, publicado por Worth a Journey, y N° 2 en México.

Palenque en Palenque es N° 13 de The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, publicado por Worth a Journey, y N° 3 en México.

Yaxchilán en Frontera Corozal es N° 18 de The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, publicado por Worth a Journey, y N° 4 en México.

Ek Balam en Temozón es N° 29 de The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, publicado por Worth a Journey, y N° 5 en México.

Edzná en Campeche es N° 37 de The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, publicado por Worth a Journey, y N° 6 en México.

Cantona en Tepeyahualco es N° 44 de The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, publicado por Worth a Journey, y N° 7 en México.

Teotihuacan en San Juan Teotihuacán es N° 62 de The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, publicado por Worth a Journey, y N° 8 en México.

El Tajín en Papantla es N° 68 de The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, publicado por Worth a Journey, y N° 9 en México.

Monte Albán en Oaxaca es N° 72 de The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, publicado por Worth a Journey, y N° 10 en México.

Chichén Itzá en Pisté es N° 84 de The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, publicado por Worth a Journey, y N° 11 en México.

Tulum en Tulum es N° 86 de The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, publicado por Worth a Journey, y N° 12 en México.

Mexico has the 2nd most entries of the 27 countries on The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026.

Mexico has 12 of the 14 entries from North America; the highest ranked in North America is Calakmul in Calakmul, Mexico, at N° 1 in the world.

Calakmul in Calakmul is N° 1 of The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 1 in Mexico.

Uxmal in Santa Elena is N° 9 of The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 2 in Mexico.

Palenque in Palenque is N° 13 of The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 3 in Mexico.

Yaxchilán in Frontera Corozal is N° 18 of The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 4 in Mexico.

Ek Balam in Temozón is N° 29 of The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 5 in Mexico.

Edzná in Campeche is N° 37 of The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 6 in Mexico.

Cantona in Tepeyahualco is N° 44 of The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 7 in Mexico.

Teotihuacan in San Juan Teotihuacán is N° 62 of The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 8 in Mexico.

El Tajín in Papantla is N° 68 of The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 9 in Mexico.

Monte Albán in Oaxaca is N° 72 of The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 10 in Mexico.

Chichén Itzá in Pisté is N° 84 of The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 11 in Mexico.

Tulum in Tulum is N° 86 of The World’s 100 Best Archaeological Sites & Ruins 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 12 in Mexico.