Mexican Government Secretary of Tourism Josefina Rodríguez Zamora announced that, from January to May 2025, the country’s archaeological sites received 4.5 million visitors, representing a 4.6 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024.
She added that the most visited archaeological sites during the first five months of the year were: Chichén Itzá, with 981,000 visitors; Teotihuacán, including its Site Museum, with 722,000 visitors; and the Tulum archaeological site, with 576,000 visitors. She specified that, according to data from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), 61 percent of the total were domestic tourists and 39 percent were foreign tourists.
The head of the Ministry of Tourism also reported that, during the same period, the country’s museums registered 5.3 million visitors, representing a 25.6 percent increase compared to 2024 and a 5.9 percent increase compared to 2019. In this regard, she noted that 89 percent of museum visitors were national and 11 percent were foreign tourists.
She explained that the museums that received the most visitors during the first five months of the year were the National Museum of Anthropology, with 47 percent of the total; the National Museum of History, with 22 percent; and the Templo Mayor Museum, with 4 percent.
Rodríguez Zamora highlighted the importance of archaeological sites and museums for tourism, as they attract both national and international tourists interested in discovering the wonders of the civilizations that inhabited Mexico and are part of its ancient history.
He also praised the role of these spaces as guardians of Mexico’s historical, cultural, and grand identity, “a window to the past that allows visitors to reconnect with this historic legacy.”
Source: reportur
