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Tulum pictures

Tulum (the Walled City) is the only Maya city constructed along a coast line. The reason the Maya chose this site was for the high cliffs which bordered it on one side offering excellent protection from invading enemies. The site was also used to guide the Maya on their canoe journeys to and from the island of Cozumel.

This was our first visit to Tulum and, although not as impressive nor as old as Chichen Itza, it offers great insight into the Maya civilization. And it is a short 30-minute drive south of Playa del Carmen making it easily accessible by car, bus or collectivo.
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An aerial shot of Tulum
An aerial shot of Tulum		 View of El Castillo as you enter the site
View of El Castillo as you enter the site		 Structure 45 with part of Structure34 in the foreground
Structure 45 with part of Structure34 in the foreground
The Watch Tower Temple
The Watch Tower Temple		 Detail above the door of the Watch Tower Temple showing original blue colour
Detail above the door of the Watch Tower Temple showing original blue colour		 Gate in the north wall opening onto the Maya road to Cancun
Gate in the north wall opening onto the Maya road to Cancun
Detail from Structure 34 showing holes where wooden beams once were
Detail from Structure 34 showing holes where wooden beams once were		 burial crypt under Structure 34
burial crypt under Structure 34		 Inside of Structure 34 showing the stucco and original red colour
Inside of Structure 34 showing the stucco and original red colour
Structure 45 with, to the left, stone used to align the sun to time sacred rituals
Structure 45 with, to the left, stone used to align the sun to time sacred rituals		 Terraces along a sacbe (road)
Terraces along a sacbe (road)		 Palace 25
Palace 25
Detail of the Descending God from above the door of Palace 25
Detail of the Descending God from above the door of Palace 25		 Face on the corner of the Temple of the Frescoes
Face on the corner of the Temple of the Frescoes		 Profile from the Temple of the Frescoes
Profile from the Temple of the Frescoes
Frescoe from the Temple of the Prescoes
Frescoe from the Temple of the Prescoes		 Another Descending God from the Temple of the Frescoes
Another Descending God from the Temple of the Frescoes		 Red hand prints on the south wall of the Temple of the Frescoes
Red hand prints on the south wall of the Temple of the Frescoes
Another profile from the Temple of the Frescoes
Another profile from the Temple of the Frescoes		 Different view of the face on the Temple of the Frescoes
Different view of the face on the Temple of the Frescoes		 Stairs up the front El Castillo (the Castle)
Stairs up the front El Castillo (the Castle)
Another view of El Castillo
Another view of El Castillo		 Pelicans flying behind El Castillo
Pelicans flying behind El Castillo		 The back of El Castillo facing the Caribbean Sea
The back of El Castillo facing the Caribbean Sea
Structure 45 and the Caribbean Sea looking north
Structure 45 and the Caribbean Sea looking north		 The Temple of the Descending God
The Temple of the Descending God		 The cliffs from the path to the beach at Tulum
The cliffs from the path to the beach at Tulum
Looking up at El Castillo from the beach
Looking up at El Castillo from the beach		 Another shot of the cliffs at Tulum
Another shot of the cliffs at Tulum		 Another shot of the Castle from the gorgeous beach at Tulum
Another shot of the Castle from the gorgeous beach at Tulum
The House of the Cenote with cave entrance below
The House of the Cenote with cave entrance below		 Structure 45
Structure 45		 El Castillo
El Castillo
Wide shot of the site from near the exit
Wide shot of the site from near the exit		 Panoramic view taken from between Structure 45 (on the left side) and the House of the Cenote (near the right side)
Panoramic view taken from between Structure 45 (on the left side) and the House of the Cenote (near the right side)
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