More pillars. It's not clear what this thatch is protecting. Whatever it is, it is very strange looking.
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
The walls were covered with paintings. You can see remnants of the blue, black, and red on this protected wall.!["El Castillo" the central building (used for ceremonies, we are told).](../../../_data/i/galleries/MexicoTrips/Mexico2005-ScottsPics/Mexico2005-Tulum/DSC02454-th.jpg ""El Castillo" the central building (used for ceremonies, we are told). (981 visits)")
"El Castillo" the central building (used for ceremonies, we are told).
More interesting worn stairs.
A slanted walkway leads up to worn pillars and a door to the inside of this building (we couldn't go up there).
You can see clearly the height of the first floor of this building. The thatch is protecting a mural on the second floor.
Ruins. The thatched roof there is to protect some fragile part of the structure.
A recently built thatch hut at Tulum, looking off to the ocean.
Steps to nowhere.![Looking East towards "el castillo" (far center).](../../../_data/i/galleries/MexicoTrips/Mexico2005-ScottsPics/Mexico2005-Tulum/DSC02443-th.jpg "Looking East towards "el castillo" (far center). (926 visits)")
Looking East towards "el castillo" (far center).
Roof pillars. These were not tall people.
Ruins. You can see remnants of the original red pigment on the outside (short) wall.
Looking east from the NW corner turret (towards the ocean).
One of the corner turrets, not far from the entrance.