From the first day of January of this year 2025, people living in Yucatán will not pay to use the tourist inns in the archaeological and tourist areas of Chichén Itzá, Uxmal, Dzibilchaltún, Balankanché and Ek Balam.
In accordance with the decree that was published in the Official State Gazette on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, the payment of duties is exempt for Mexicans residing in Yucatán for the 2025 fiscal year.
Although those who enter the archaeological zones are mostly foreigners and national tourists, the payment exemption for those living in Yucatán will encourage visits to the Mayan ruins in 2025.
The only requirement that is asked of those living in Yucatán to avoid paying the tax when visiting mentioned archaeological zones, is to present a valid ID.
The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) updated the price it charges (before $95) and is now $100 pesos for all those who visit the archaeological and tourist areas of Chichén Itzá, Uxmal, Dzibilchaltún, Balankanché (temporarily closed) and Ek Balam, so if the influx of visitors to Yucatán increases, your income will also increase.
In addition to that, the state government, through the Yucatán Fiscal Administration Agency (AAFY), charges a fee that varies in each location.
For example, in Chichén Itzá it currently charges $190 for each Mexican tourist who enters an archaeological zone and $548 pesos for foreigners, so in total it would be $648 and $290, respectively.
It should be remembered that on Sundays, access is free for nationals and foreigners residing in Mexico, upon displaying an official ID with a photograph. Adults over 60 years of age, retirees and pensioners, teachers and students, children 12 years of age or younger, as well as researchers and interns with permission from the INAH, and people with disabilities, do not pay for access either.
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