Xihuacan Culture and Archaeology Tour

Carlos was an excellent guide, sharing in both English and French on a small tour to Xihaucan. He took the time to point out interesting sights as we traveled. He had an in depth knowledge of the museum and archeological site and was able to communicate sophisticated information in an understandable and enjoyable way. This was an outstanding tour.

Great trip our guide Francisco even gave us a side tour to a farm which was great. The dig itself is amazing but was charge to go to museum which we thought was included in our trip also did not get to visit the rural community name Soledad de Macie. But the tour we did get was great even if it was not what was expected

Having read some of the reviews of this trip I was prepared to be disappointed at the size of the pyramid, but that was not the case. The pyramid is very impressive in how wide and long it is and it is about three stories tall which affords a great view of the surrounding area. The top is flat with some more excavations going on. There is an interesting beginning of a water system that is only now being excavated. The ball court was complete and the little museum was just the right size. The trip included a visit to a little town called Maciel de Soledad which featured a small church with a stele stone in the front. The van was super comfortable and our guide was friendly and willing to answer any questions we had. Since we had been wondering if we could eat the cocoanuts washing ashore we asked him about cocoanuts. In reply he stopped the van in front of a field of cocoanuts being processed and told us about the three stages of growth and all that. My minor disappointment was that I came away from the trip without a clear timeline of events, such as placing the building of the pyramid in the context of the times and dates. The trip ended with lunch at Barra de Potosi, a small beach town. We were treated to lunch at Vuelven las Gaviotas where we had the best shrimp and garlic during our entire trip. If you haven't eaten at one of these palapa restaurants this is a good introduction.

This was an excellent tour that turned out to be far more than my wife and I expected. The guide was extremely knowledgeable about not only the culture and archaeology of the area, but discussed many other aspects of Mexican culture including the flora and fauna. An added surprise was the boat ride in the lagoon with the feeding of the pelicans and the many other birds of the area. The total time was closer to 6 hours than the 3 we had been told. Not once did we get bored and the variety offered during the day was about as good as it gets. Well worth the money!

The only reason I didn't give 5/5 was the ruins were not as impressive as we had thought, but they are what they are. The tour guide was amazing! He was very knowledgable and courteous. We were expecting to be on a bus tour but instead he picked us up at our hotel and it was just the two of us and the guide for the whole trip. He showed us all the points of interest all the way there and back. The place we stopped for lunch was great too--the mescal and honey they have there is really good, just sorry they didn't have any to buy, just to sample.

Our tour was interesting, varied and informative. Our guide, Luis was excellent. He knew the answers to all our questions and offered much information on indigenous culture to the modern day activities of the local people.