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Tulum has around 60 structures that can be seen above ground. This apparently is about a tenth of the estimated size of the city. Gary Owens
Tulum has around 60 structures that can be seen above ground. This apparently is about a tenth of the estimated size of the city. Gary Owens
Tulum is in part distinguished by the fact that it was built on the coast. Gary Owens
As with its more well-known cousins, Tulum has a pyramidal structure, albeit a somewhat smaller and approachable one. Gary Owens
Few of the known Mayan sites are walled, as is the case with Tulum. The walls are not well-preserved, but there are guard structures at the corners that can be entered by visitors. Gary Owens
Despite its relative anonymity in the Mayan ruins hierarchy, Tulum gets its share of visitors. Gary Owens
This is perhaps the largest of Tulum's surviving structures. Gary Owens
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Tulum is the site of a Pre-Columbian Mayan city, one of the few walled coastal cities in the Mayan civilization and among the best preserved. It is also among the last cities built - and abandoned - by the Maya. Although it has become a popular tourist site (due in part to cruise ship business from Cozumel and resort crowds in Cozumel), it remains relatively unknown as compared to, e.g., Chichen Itza or Tikal.

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