Ancient Mesoamerica: Explore the Pyramids

Embark on an insightful journey with an archaeologist at the Cañada de La Virgen Pyramid. Discover ancient Mesoamerica, local legends, and cultural wisdom on this must-do tour.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Canada de la Virgen - The best way to visit the Cañada de la Virgen is with an expert guide. Along the way, Albert will share his knowledge of cultures of the Bajio region, including the Otomi people and other Mesoamerican cultures. After visiting the Welcome Center, we will walk a total of approximately 3 kilometers (2 miles) together, taking the…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • All Fees and Taxes
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Tour by federally-licensed guide
Additional Information

As visitors are guided through this enchanting location, insights gained from practical experience and extensive study of ancient Mesoamerica, along with the legends and wisdom of the local people, will be shared.
Each site and its cultural importance will be discussed as travelers follow the path once taken by the ancients to reach the pyramid.
Since…

Location
St. Paul's Church / Iglesia Anglicana de San Pablo
El Cardo
We meet in front of St. Paul's Church (Iglesia de San Pablo) on Cardo Street. It is a short walk from Centro and any taxi will know how to get there. Please call with any questions
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jnp1003
Jul 9, 2025
Ancient archeological site without a lot of travel - Excellent way to visit ruins without a lot of travel. Close to SMA. We were allowed to climb the ruins. Very informative guides.
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Zokiki
May 17, 2025
Newly Unearthed Pyramid - Fascinating to delve into the history of this newly discovered treasure. Horacio is so knowledgable and shared so much information. I highly recommend.
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Sarah_g
Apr 19, 2025
Highly recommend - Guide was kind and knowledgeable. Tour was thorough and informative. You also get to see some beautiful landscapes during the tour. Would highly recommend!
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Scott
Apr 16, 2025
Mountain Fun - Amazing, magical, informative. Horatio was a joy and very trippy (just how I like my tour guides). Will recommend. Muchas gracias!!
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O1508gbbrucec
Mar 25, 2025
RIP Albert - RIP Albert. We will miss you. Our tour was great and we are very sad to gear of your passing. Glad we met you when we did. Muchas gracias
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Thegurutraveler12
Mar 19, 2025
Albert’s Passing - My son, Albert Coffee, passed away on March 2, 2025.He was passionate about the Maya and especially this site. His enthusiasm and respect for the history and culture was unmatched. Over the past 15 years, he brought some 30,000 people to the pyramid, silently giving thanks to the spirits and ancestors of the canyon every time he entered the site. I will miss him terribly but I trust he’s soaring with the eagles and is watching over the site he so loved. S Coffee
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140tonys
Mar 16, 2025
Beautiful and Educational, be prepared for heavy incline walking - We really enjoyed learning the history of the pyramid, asking the guide all about the site and San Miguel. He was very knowledgeable and friendly, but not an archeologist. The drive is easy, but you do at least 30minutes of extreme incline walking over cobblestone trails at high altitude. If you’re looking to get out of town and do a little exercise while learning stuff this is an excellent choice.
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Lydia_m
Jul 20, 2025
Fraud. Go elsewhere. - The archaeologist died in March. They haven’t changed the tour name. The company never sent a confirmation message. They didn’t reply to my message the day before about whether to bring lunch. They didn’t respond to my message the morning of the tour. I had to call Viator myself, and they got ahold of the American who runs the company now. Eric said he had a logistical issue with my tour and they could be at the meeting place 70 minutes late. We had no other options, so we agreed. At this point, I was concerned so I looked at recent Viator ratings. One said that Arthur had died, so I WhatsApped Eric to ask if there was another archaeologist to tour us. He didn’t text me back; he called so as not to leave a record. At this point, I understood that he had left the name “archaeologist led” on this tour as fraud intentionally and told him. Horacio arrived 70 minutes late, and he told us that the logistical issue was that no one asked him to tour us until 9:30 am when our appointment was at 9. Horatio have a good tour in good English, but he was no archaeologist and didn’t hold himself out as one. Eric, the manager of the business is a dishonest flake. Go with another tour provider.
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James_c
Jul 14, 2025
Problematic transaction - We’re not happy with this particular tour. Our guide was fine, although we found out later that he wasn’t the expert archeologist who was originally touted in the tour description. Then, I got a call from Eric Fash through our guide telling me that my money was refunded to my credit card & could I send him the payment via Zelle. Another guest on the tour told me that he also had the money refunded. I am concerned that I will not receive the $15 of Viator rewards I was supposed to receive, since payment was not made to your company. I eventually did pay Eric via Zelle, although not the full amount due to the fact that Viator’s cut wasn’t included. I paid him $210 instead of the original $243 as posted.
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Janet_h
Mar 19, 2025
Took our reservation knowing guide was ill and had missed previous tours - Sadly, Albert Coffee, the well-loved guide for this tour was hospitalized for weeks and then passed away. But neither Trip Advisor or Viator informed us that the tour was cancelled, not before or after!
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From $81
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).