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Tulum
Tulum at Playa del Carmen is one of the places to see in Mexico. The ruins of Tulum are among the best preserved of the ancient Mayan world.
Tulum
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Tulum is an ancient city at Playa Del Carmen of the Yucatán Peninsula, known for its Mayan ruins. The largest building is the stone castillo (castle), which can already be seen here, standing on a rock and overlooking the white sandy beach and turquoise sea.
The magic of the place also comes from the contrast of the green vegetation, the rugged rocks and the turquoise sea.
Here you can see the Castillo again from the sea side, before...
...we approach from the land side. The main temple is the heart of the complex. Although the fortress was founded as early as 564, the city reached its heyday in the Postclassic Era between 900 and 1500.
The lizards are also common here. As long as they are not disturbed, they often sit on the warm stones and sunbathe. Lizards cannot generate body heat themselves. Therefore, in order to become agile and nimble, they must "tank up" heat from the outside.
The ruins of Tulum are among the most visited and also the best preserved Mayan sites. At 24 feet or 7.5 meters, El Castillo is the tallest pyramid at the site. It originally served as a lighthouse to guide ships safely to port.
Tulum is one of the last great cities built and inhabited by the Mayans. Its original name was Zama, meaning "City of Dawn", as it faces the sunrise. As we walk through the ruins, we frequently come across those photogenic lizards.
Each Mayan city used to have a supreme leader and high priest called the Halach Uinic. The house of Halach Uinic served as the residence for the leader and is one of the best preserved buildings of the Maya site of Tulum.
The temple of the Frescoes in Tulum had an important social and religious significance. The name of the temple is due to the stucco work and the murals on it. These depict various deities of the Maya.
After visiting the ruins, we saw the Danza del Volador. Five men climb the approximately 25 m high pole (palo volador). Four tie a rope around themselves and turn upside down while the fifth takes a seat on the pole and plays a flute and hand drum.
This is a ceremonial dance that is celebrated in several places in Mexico and probably dates back to pre-Columbian times.
Probably it was originally a fertility cult to increase the yield of crops and a ritual in honor of the fertility gods and is associated with a sun cult.
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