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bedsitter23Part of the trip to Mexico involved visiting Tulum.
Tulum is the third most visited archeological site in Mexico behind Teotihuacan and Chicen Itza. Chicen Itza is the hip place for history buffs, but as anyone who has visited the area know, it's quite a ways away from the popular resorts of the area (i.e. you can go there, but you're going to spend six hours on a bus).
Tulum is still pretty important as it was one of the last major cities in the Maya empire, and is one of the best preserved coastal sites. Consider it a slightly smaller version of Chicen Itza. One can see the walls that were built to keep intruders out, and it finds one side bordering a cliff off the Caribbean Sea.
Tulum would be where the Spaniards came from the sea in 1518, and was an important trading port for the Mayans, who would trade Obsidian rock for needed goods. It was an important religious center and you can see the image of the Diving God drawn on rock. A good primer on Tulum can be found here.
Also worth noting is the Totonac Indians who perform traditional dances on top (or hanging from) a pole that is high up in the air.
Here are some pics that I took:
Tulum is the third most visited archeological site in Mexico behind Teotihuacan and Chicen Itza. Chicen Itza is the hip place for history buffs, but as anyone who has visited the area know, it's quite a ways away from the popular resorts of the area (i.e. you can go there, but you're going to spend six hours on a bus).
Tulum is still pretty important as it was one of the last major cities in the Maya empire, and is one of the best preserved coastal sites. Consider it a slightly smaller version of Chicen Itza. One can see the walls that were built to keep intruders out, and it finds one side bordering a cliff off the Caribbean Sea.
Tulum would be where the Spaniards came from the sea in 1518, and was an important trading port for the Mayans, who would trade Obsidian rock for needed goods. It was an important religious center and you can see the image of the Diving God drawn on rock. A good primer on Tulum can be found here.
Also worth noting is the Totonac Indians who perform traditional dances on top (or hanging from) a pole that is high up in the air.
Here are some pics that I took:
