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Edzna

Mexico
4.5 of 5 stars 12 Reviews
Type: Ancient Ruins
Activities: Group tours/day tour
Description: Ancient Mayan ruin whose name means "house of gestures" after the cross-eyed faces carved onto the building's stone facade.
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Michigan
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28 reviews 28 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 24, 2012

After uxmal and oxkintok, edzna was just right. If you are in the area this is a great 1-2 hour trip. The kids loved climbing from one structure to the other, but the 5 story pyramid is now roped off. There are a good amount of signs on the site in English and Spanish so you can get a little... More

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Edmonton, Canada
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32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 4, 2012

We stopped here for a couple of hours on a ten day circuit tour by rentacar out of Cancun. Unlike Chisza Itza and Uxmal, there are not large productions, entryways, throngs of tourists or even vendors. They apparently get single bus tours once and a while, but even one of these was there you would not be hard pressed to... More

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South Carolina
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118 reviews 118 reviews
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53 helpful votes 53 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 30, 2011

This ruin is very nice to visit if you're traveling to the city of Campeche. I've visited the site 2 times in the past and to me, the Temple of Five Levels is one of the most beautiful in the entire Yucatan Peninsula. Most tourists never visit a remote ruin such as this, but if they do, they're glad they... More

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Chihuahua, Mexico
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14 reviews 14 reviews
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19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 23, 2011

Edzna (pronounced eetsnak) is, by far, my favorite site in the whole country, it is a couple of miles from the highway so you have it almost just for yourself when you visit, it is very well preserved considering it isn't a major tourist attraction. It has very beautiful buildings and scenery, well placed information regarding the constructions, history and... More

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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49 reviews 49 reviews
Reviews in 33 cities Reviews in 33 cities
105 helpful votes 105 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 28, 2011

We read that Edzna was worth a visit after touring Uxmal and they were correct. There were a few lesser ruins between Uxmal and Edzna that we were able to see from the road but we did not have time to stop. Edzna was a little out of the way on our drive from Uxmal to Palenque but we were... More

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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55 reviews 55 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
66 helpful votes 66 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 16, 2010
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Of all the ruins I've visited in the Yucatan, Edzná is my favorite. It has the perfect combination of size, well restored ruins, and smaller crowds to make the visit completely worthwhile. You get the complete package. On one hand, everything is very well taken care of. On the other, there were very few visitors when I was there (February... More

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Olmsted Falls, Ohio
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54 reviews 54 reviews
Reviews in 26 cities Reviews in 26 cities
224 helpful votes 224 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 18, 2009
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One of the highlights of our visit to Campeche was an excursion to the Mayan ruins of Edzna. The are located about forty minutes from Campeche city. We had a rental car, so we were able to go there on our own, but there are tours offered from the hotels if you don't have your own transportation. When we arrived... More

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napoli
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012 NEW
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lazio
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2012
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Vienna, Austria
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 11, 2011
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