Tulum
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- Best time to go
- December to April
- Budget
- $$
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
A Late Classic Maya walled city built atop sea cliffs on the Caribbean coast, Tulum is one of the few pre-Columbian sites overlooking the ocean. The main temple, El Castillo, served as a navigational lighthouse for canoe traders. The combination of ancient stone architecture, turquoise water, and white beach below provides one of the most photographed juxtapositions in Mesoamerican archaeology.
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