Perfect When Time Is Limited

El Rey - Review 2025

By: Tom Gaffey & Annie Gunton - Updated: June 2025

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Our review team:

Tom Gaffey

Contributor at Outoria.com

Tom Gaffey is a journalist, and sailor from the University of Connecticut.

Annie Gunton

Editor at Outoria.com

Annie has lived on 4 continents and traveled through 6. Spending her time in places as different as London and the Kalahari she has adapted how she gets out and enjoys what’s around.

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If you are visiting Riviera Maya and staying at an all-inclusive resort or just visiting the Quintana Rpp on a short trip, you might think you don’t have time to visit any Mayan archeological sites. But lucky for you there is an impressive Mayan ruins that you can fold into nearly any day while visiting the Cancun area.

The El Rey Mayan ruins are located right in the Hotel Zone of Cancun, making it possible to visit them in a flash when staying in this area or even when flying in or out of Cancun Airport. El Rey had its beginnings as early as 300 AD, and this area was an important stop on the Mayan trade route during its peak around 1200 to 1400 AD.

These ruins also feature some great local plants and are a great place for those on a time crunch but looking for a great cultural site on any visit, even a weekend getaway.