Things to do & places to visit in Teuchitlan, Jalisco, Mexico

Teuchitlan city in Jalisco, Mexico. Timezone: America/Mexico_City, current date and time: Wednesday, May 08, 2024, 20:58.

Teuchitlan Weather Statistics view more »

Top things to do

• Mines
• Ancient Ruins
• Water Parks
• Water Sports

Top places to visit

1. 5.0 Balneario El Rincon (1 review)
   Water Parks
   See more..
   
2. 4.5 Zona Arqueológica Teuchitlán o Guachimontones (742 reviews)
   - Quick trip fron Guadalajara
   Ancient Ruins
   
   
   I loved this place! We decided to go from Guadalajara, it was like 45 minutes drive. There's a parking lot where you pay $30 pesos per person. Children younger than 12 don't pay. Restrooms are clean and to get to the guachimontones you have to walk like 400 meters uphill. We went in October and the weather was beautiful, just perfect. All green, lots of dragonflies and butterflies around, which I loved. Coming back from the guachimontones we went into the little museum. It's small but cute and informative. There's a mini souvenir store also. We only had the morning for this quick trip, we were kind of in a hurry and spent a little less than two hours, but you definitely can stay more and enjoy the scenery or take the guided tour. We also didn't have time to go around the town. See more..
   
3. 4.0 La Rana Artesana (1 review)
   - Handmade art & jewelry with gemstones, tours offered to obsidian caves
   Spent More than 3 hours Mines
   
   
   Gabriel Ramirez is the owner of this humble-looking workshop/gallery, filled with many beautiful pieces. It is located along the way to an archaeological site called "Guachimontones", a very interesting and beautiful site with rounded pyramids .The shop sells obsidian, amethysts, and other gemstones, loose, on jewelry and in art, and Gabriel offers tours to obsidian mines on horseback (or burro? ), but we didn't have time to go. Gabriel speaks English, since he lived and worked in the United States for many years, and decided to retire in his hometown. He has many interesting facts and stories about the area. We were told by our tour guide that the government took a huge chunk of land land away from the residents who lived near the pyramids because it was an archaeological site. The people living near the ruins were given close to nothing for their lands and told to leave, in addition, the local artisans were not allowed to sell their goods at the site. We were very happy to find La Rana Artesana and have a chance to meet Gabriel, truly a skilled artist. Hopefully we can go back soon with more room in our luggage! See more..
   
4. 3.0 Paraiso del Lago Yatch Club (1 review)
   - Regular
   Water Sports
   
   
   Mala señalización para dar con el lugar que está muuuy escondido. Los " espectaculares" que nos dijeron que veríamos, son unos minúsculos letreros, que de noche no se ven, es una orilla de un pueblo y no hay casas que den luz o alumbrado público para verlos. El lugar es hermoso, bien cuidado, una decoración Ad Hoc con el pueblo, limpieza absoluta. Lo malo es que para llegar a las cabañas tienes que recorrer un sendero a pie, no te puedes estacionar frente a ellas y lo que lleves lo tienes que cargar y es algo incomodo, ya que nosotros llevábamos todo para celebrar un cumpleaños. De otra forma, si cargas una mochila, no hay problema. Otro punto malo: no había agua por la noche, lo comentamos con la Sra. que nos recibió y dijo que se termina por regar el pasto , en la mañana nos levantamos para bañarnos e irnos a Tehuchitlán a conocer Guachimontones: no había agua caliente, el boiler apagado, lo prendí pero nunca salió agua caliente, así que de a perrazo. No probamos la comida ahí pero la verdad olía delicioso y tienen su chef muy pro. El precio para mi gusto un tanto elevado, quizá por la zona arqueológica tan cerca. Recomendable al 90% solo pregunten si va a haber agua y caliente. De ahí e fuera todo súper bien. See more..