Thursday 28 August 2008

Tulum

Tulum is a walled Maya city located on the Mexican Beach. The Spanish conquistadors who sailed past in the 16th century were impressed by the buildings painted red, blue and yellow and with a ceremonial fire burning on top of the watchtower.

If you visit the ruins you will find nothing spectacular in terms of Mayan architecture as you would in larger cities such as Chichén Itzá, Uxmal or Tikal. The site is in fact very ordinary and the only thing that draws tourists to this place is their setting on the beach. Tulum can easily be skipped if you are running low on time.



Tulum

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