Cañada de La Virgen Pyramid Tour: Insightful Journey with an Archaeologist

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
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Comfort with in-vehicle air conditioning
  • Inclusive of all fees and taxes
  • Expertise from a federally-licensed guide
Additional Information

As I (Albert Coffee, vaccinated) guide you through this magical place, where I had the privilege of participating during the 2004 excavation field season, I’ll share what I have gleaned through personal hands-on experience & years of study about ancient Mesoamerica, the legends & wisdom of local people.
I am a graduate of Louisiana State University and…

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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Seana
Dec 27, 2024
Don’t miss this tour - This was an amazing tour and worth every penny. Albert Coffee has done this tour thousands of times yet made our experience feel like he was doing it for the first time his enthusiasm was so contagious. It was a perfect combination of walking, explanations and time on our own to explore. I recommend it highly.
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196howardm
Dec 1, 2024
Great Tour Lead by a Very Knowledgeable Archeologist Guide - Albert was a terrific and knowledgeable guide. He demonstrated his deep knowledge of mesoamerican cultures, and we learned so much about this archeological site and its relationship to other sites and other cultures and peoples in the Americas. But Albert was not cut and dry. He was snarky...ironic and outright funny at times....all of which added to the experience. He also shared a bit about his personal history as an expat in San Miguel which we found to be fascinating and gave us insights into the expat community. We highly recommend this tour
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Joanie_b
Nov 20, 2024
Beyond five star - Outstanding experience. The guide is Informative, engaging, with outstanding public-speaking skills. He touched on so many items of interest that we are seeking links to his publications. Beautiful setting and pleasant walk around the site. Highly recommend the tour. Tasty tacos on-site after the tour. His website references longer tours that seem very appealing.
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Compass779882
Nov 17, 2024
Great Knowledgeable Tour - This was a fantastic tour and the guide was wonderful, knowledgeable and friendly. It was well-worth the trip and I recommend having lunch at the family ranch afterwards.
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E1572ehjohnp
Nov 14, 2024
Highly Recommend !! - This is our second trip out to the archaeological site with Albert Coffee and he never disappoints! He is an excellent guide and his knowledge of the peoples who once inhabited this area is impressive. Having done work on the site himself, he offers keen insight into the ‘dig’ itself and the natural habitat around the site. Always fascinating! I recommend his tours highly!
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Mary_k
Dec 27, 2024
Knowledgeable tour guide, interesting site - A lot of walking over stony ground, pretty high altitude. Not many stairs until you get to the pyramid. I elected not to climb it, my knees don’t care for stairs. Good talk, pretty rushed go through the museum.
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Ian_i
Dec 13, 2024
Amazing pyramids just outside CDMX - The site is spectacular. The amount of information needed to be conveyed by the guide to give it context is huge. Our guide Christian did a fine job. It might be ideal to visit the archeology museum the day before.
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Lisa_m
Nov 9, 2024
Beware of the stairs - The site itself was amazing. We were not impressed by having to squeeze into a small car with two fairly large people. The tour guide seemed knowledgeable; however, he did not speak with any inflection. More like a robot on auto drive. But it was cool to see and overall a good time. I would recommend.
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Angela_h
Dec 29, 2024
Beautiful site, bad tour operator - The archeological site was very interesting and informative. The tour operators were unorganized and stingy. They transported us to the archaeological welcome center in cramped small taxis, four tourists per taxi without air conditioning and with strangers. At the site, we boarded a bus without air conditioner and not enough seats for everyone. Viator said that we will get transportation with air conditioning and water, none of which was available for us.
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Dana_b
Jan 1, 2025
Not responsive, lack of communication - Unfortunately we did not get to go on the tour. We tried to communicate with the tour operator a day ahead of time that we had an issue preventing us getting to the meeting place on time. We estimated 30 minutes but were in fact 20 minutes late on the day…. Tour operator did not respond to written messages and phone number contact listed was not in service. We also asked to Uber ourselves to the site to join the group, but again there was no response. Viator customer service informed us that tour operator waited 15 minutes before departing. If you book this tour, I would say to get there early and expect no response whatsoever from this tour operator should you have any questions or issues. He is not reachable or responsive, like other tour operators from our experience.
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