The Secretary of Tourism of the Government of Mexico, Josefina Rodríguez Zamora, reported that the arrival of tourists to museums and archaeological sites increased in the first half of 2025.
In this regard, he expressed that during the first half of 2025, the arrival of 6 million visitors to the country’s museums was recorded, which represents an increase of 22.2 percent compared to 2024 and 3.9 percent compared to 2019.
The head of the Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) pointed out that, according to the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), 89 percent of the visitors were nationals and 11 percent foreigners.
The official specified that the archaeological sites of the country received 5.1 million visitors during the same period, of which 61 percent were nationals and 39 percent foreigners, which represents an increase of 3.3 percent compared to the first half of 2024.
And he highlighted that the most visited Archaeological Zones from January to June 2025 were: Chichen Itzá- one of the New 7 Wonders of the World, with 1.1 million visitors, Teotihuacán with its Site Museum, with 840,000 visitors; and Tulum with 628,000 visitors.
He also said that, from January to June 2025, the museums that recorded the greatest influx were the National Museum of Anthropology, the National Museum of History and the Templo Mayor Museum, which together totaled 4.3 million visits.
“It fills us with pride to see that more and more people want to know our museums and archaeological areas, which are a reflection of Mexico’s legacy of greatness. The stories that protect these places allow us to recognize ourselves in them, because what we are today is deeply marked by that past. We will continue working so that more people fall in love with this legacy and live it with respect and emotion,” said Josefina Rodríguez Zamora.