The Castle at Tulum

Tulum is located about an hours drive from Playa del Carmen and about 130 miles south of Cancun. Tulum is a major Mayan archeological site dating from ~300 AD but, its heyday was between 1200 and 1521 AD. By the 1500's the Mayan tribes were in disarray and were easily conquered by the Spaniards. This is the Castle or El Castillo, the main ceremonial building. Tulum was a walled city and also faced the ocean for protection. Tulum means "wall" in Mayan.