Monthly Visitor Counts for 290 Mexican Archaeological Sites and Museums (1996-Present)

290 archaeological sites and museums across Mexico are covered by this dataset of monthly visitor counts from January 1996 to the present. The data, sourced from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), is disaggregated by state, site type, visitor type, and nationality. Montserrat Mora published the dataset on figshare, which includes a CSV file, Python analysis scripts, and sample visualizations.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term visitor trends based on nearly three decades of monthly data
• Comparing domestic versus foreign visitor patterns based on nationality disaggregation
• Studying visitation differences between archaeological sites and museums based on site type classification
• Modeling seasonal and trend components in cultural tourism using the provided STL decomposition script
• Assessing regional (state-level) variations in cultural heritage site attendance

Strengths

• Covers 290 distinct sites and museums, providing broad geographic and institutional coverage
• Includes data from January 1996 to the present, offering a nearly 30-year time series for longitudinal analysis
• Data is disaggregated by four key dimensions: state, site type, visitor type, and nationality
• Includes supplementary resources like Python scripts for STL decomposition and sample visualizations

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for specific analytical needs

Provenance

Source

National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) Statistics Portal

Collection Method

Likely administrative records collected from individual sites and museums.

Time Range

January 1996 to present

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 20:09:50; freshness should be verified as the description states data is current 'to the present'.

Geography

Mexico, disaggregated by state