Home / Playa Del Carmon, Barcelo, Mexico / Scott's Mexico Pictures 58
Post date / 2005 / Week 7 / Saturday
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Walking down into Tulum
"Tulum" means "walled city"
They really mean, "walled city". This is the entrance and this wall used to be 15 feet high.
There were lots of other touristas.
The entrance from the inside.
One of the corner turrets, not far from the entrance.
Looking east from the NW corner turret (towards the ocean).
Ruins. You can see remnants of the original red pigment on the outside (short) wall.
Roof pillars. These were not tall people.
Looking East towards "el castillo" (far center).
Steps to nowhere.
A recently built thatch hut at Tulum, looking off to the ocean.
Ruins. The thatched roof there is to protect some fragile part of the structure.
You can see clearly the height of the first floor of this building. The thatch is protecting a mural on the second floor.
A slanted walkway leads up to worn pillars and a door to the inside of this building (we couldn't go up there).