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Creation date / 2005 / Week 7 / Saturday
- More interesting worn stairs.
- "El Castillo" the central building (used for ceremonies, we are told).
- The walls were covered with paintings. You can see remnants of the blue, black, and red on this protected wall.
- The cornice of this building was designed to look like a face. It faced the NW corner tower. I forget what the guide said it w
- More pillars. It's not clear what this thatch is protecting. Whatever it is, it is very strange looking.
- This was a tomb and that rectangle was the last resting place of someone important.
- They sure built pillars well. They should have built the second stories out of the same material...
- Unfortunately we weren't allowed to get very close to most of the buildings to avoid damage.
- This girl had won the Ms. Barcelo Contest the previous evening at our resort.
- A very strange looking tree.
- The main steps of "El Castillo."
- Looking west from "El Castillo."
- Modern steps built from "El Castillo" to the beach. All other access from this part of Tulum is pretty rugged
- Modern steps 2
- Looking NE from the top of the modern beach access. I don't remember that rope being there, I wonder what it's anchoring.