The Ministry of Culture of the Government of Mexico, through the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) and its representation in Quintana Roo, informs of the reopening to the public of the archaeological zone of Kohunlich, starting on January 29, 2025, after being intervened through the Program for the Improvement of Archaeological Zones (Promeza), within the framework of the priority project Tren Maya.
The site has new infrastructure in its areas of service to the public, such as ticket offices, restrooms, parking lot, trails, and informative signage. Visitors will be able to appreciate the enhancement of various areas of this important settlement, whose origins date back to the Late Preclassic (300 BC-250 AD) and Early Classic (250-600 AD) periods of this Quintana Roo region, among which the Temple of the Masks stands out, a building that preserves six high relief sculptures arranged in the bodies adjacent to its main staircase.
Kohunlich reached its population peak between the years 600 and 900 AD, a period in which most of the monuments that can be seen today were erected. The systematic study of this ancient Maya settlement began in the nineties, by a team of specialists from the INAH, headed by Enrique Nalda Hernández. To date, the archaeological sites of Oxtankah, Chacchoben, and Ichkabal, in the south of Quintana Roo, can now be visited again; Meco, in the metropolitan area of Cancun, and the next few days other sites will be reopened as the Promeza works are completed.
The head of the INAH Quintana Roo Center, Margarito Molina Rendón, reports that Kohunlich has a transformed image and functionality so that people who visit it will have a more comfortable experience, with modern facilities, a better network of trails and new data and information about the context, derived from the archaeological research and restoration work undertaken in the architectural groups known as the Plaza de las Estelas, Pixa’an and the 27 steps.
Kohunlich can be visited from Monday to Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The entrance fee is 100 pesos. On Sundays, entry is free for Mexican citizens and foreign residents with proof of identification.
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