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Zona Arqueológica de Cacaxtla / Xochitécatl, Tlaxcala
Zona Arqueológica de Cacaxtla / Xochitécatl, Tlaxcala
Zona Arqueológica de Cacaxtla / Xochitécatl, Tlaxcala
Zona Arqueológica de Cacaxtla / Xochitécatl, Tlaxcala
Zona Arqueológica de Cacaxtla / Xochitécatl, Tlaxcala
Zona Arqueológica de Cacaxtla / Xochitécatl, Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala
Located 30 minutes from Tlaxcala, by the state road to Santa María Nativitas
approximate cost
5 usd
General Admission
Schedule: Open daily, from 9 am to 5:30 pm

About The Cacaxtla / Xochitecatl Archaeological Site

It seems that this place was the capital of the Olmec-Xicallanca people, which really very little is known but is believed to have settled in the area around the year 400. The place is known for the excellent conservation of its wall paintings, where highlighted colors like red, blue, yellow, black and white, and represent characteristics of the Mayan culture. The figurines found in Xochitécatl show the cycle of women.

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