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Explore the ruins of this archaeological site that was a former Huastec city. Settled in the first century BC, the city reached its peak between 600 and 900 AD. Anthropologists believe it likely had connections to the Rio Verde civilization in San Luis Potosi (state). The site has three distinctive circular structures. The largest is a 12-m-high pyramid known as El Cuizillo, sometimes called the Tula Pyramid. It consists of three levels appearing as stacked rings.
The town's central plaza is beautifully maintained with lush gardens and towering palm trees centered around a beautiful traditional kiosk. There are paved walkways, benches, fountains, and signs describing local traditions and landmarks. Surrounding the plaza are the Palacio Municipal (town hall) and Parroquia San Antonio de Padua (the town's main church).
The parish was founded in the early-17th century by friar Juan Bautista Molleneda, though the current structure dates to the 19th century. It has a neoclassical altar and a high bell tower with an English clock. Notice the odd appearance of the number 4 on the clock.
Small, simple chapel built in 1905 in a neoclassical style.
Built as a shopping area to attract tourists, with artificial canals, walkways, and modern spaces for restaurants and boutique shops, it is out-of-the-way, inauthentic, with empty canals during the dry season. As a result, most spaces are empty with few businesses and almost no tourists.
One of the town's more unusual landmarks is a fiberglass sculpture of a leather vest called a cuero that is an emblematic craft of the town. The sculpture is at the top of a hill with stairs from the parking lot to the top of the hill.