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"El Castillo" and a shot of the crowds.
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"El Castillo" the central building (used for ceremonies, we are told).
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"Tulum" means "walled city"
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A balet dancer apparently snuck into the volleyball game
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A channel in the rocks looking from the cliff.
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A recently built thatch hut at Tulum, looking off to the ocean.
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A slanted walkway leads up to worn pillars and a door to the inside of this building (we couldn't go up there).
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A tree with a death grip on this rock 1
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A tree with a death grip on this rock 2
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A very strange looking tree.
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All it's missing to make the commercial is the beer...
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An iguana sunning itself. It was a little over a foot long.
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back-of-dining-hall.jpg
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Barceló from the boat dock 1
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Barceló from the boat dock 2
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Barceló from the boat dock 3
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Barceló from the boat dock 4
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Barceló sunset 1
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Barceló sunset 2
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Barceló sunset 3
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Barceló sunset 4
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Barceló sunset 5
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Beach south of Barceló 2
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Beach south of Barceló 3
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Beach south of Barceló 4
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Beach south of Barceló 1
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Boat dock
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By the time we were done at Tulum the lines (and the crowds) had become much larger.
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Chris digging while Julie and Travis support
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Chris in good form
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Chris playing volleyball
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Chris serving
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Chris setting the ball
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Chris setting while Travis and Eric (on right) and an unknown guy support
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Cliffs at Tulum. Looking North towards the lighthouse.
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Cliffs at Tulum. Looking South towards the lighthouse (the square structure on the cliff).
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Early sunset on the beach
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Eric (in black shorts) goes up to block the spike
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Eric missed the block, but Chris was there to back him up
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Eric serves (Dad on the right watches)
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Eric serving
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Eric serving again
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Eric serving, again
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Eric setting the ball
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Family beach
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I just can't get over how short they were.
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Idaho from the air
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Jeanette.jpg
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Julie preparing to receive a serve while Chris and Travis support
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Julie receiving the serve, Travis (in black) ready for the set
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Julie serving... Very serious
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Lifeguard shack
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Lonely.
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long-building.jpg
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Looking east from the NW corner turret (towards the ocean).
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Looking East towards "el castillo" (far center).
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Looking NE from the top of the modern beach access. I don't remember that rope being there, I wonder what it's anchoring.
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Looking NW from the beach access.
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Looking SE from the cliff
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Looking SE from the cliff 2
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Looking west from "El Castillo."
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Mark.jpg
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Modern steps 2
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Modern steps built from "El Castillo" to the beach. All other access from this part of Tulum is pretty rugged
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More cool columns 1
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More cool columns 2
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More cool columns 3
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More interesting worn stairs.
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More pillars. It's not clear what this thatch is protecting. Whatever it is, it is very strange looking.
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One of the corner turrets, not far from the entrance.
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overlook.jpg
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Palms and the lifeguard station overlook the beach
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Picnic area?
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Roof pillars. These were not tall people.
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Rough trail up the cliff.
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Ruins. The thatched roof there is to protect some fragile part of the structure.
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Ruins. You can see remnants of the original red pigment on the outside (short) wall.
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Sailing and kayaking were very popular
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Stairs to nowhere
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Steps to nowhere.