including the iconic El Castillo temple and the Temple of the Frescoes. This blend of influences makes Tulum unique compared to other Mayan sites and highlights its significance as a crossroads of ...

Sitting on a patch of rocky coastline just east of Tulum's downtown, the site showcases several templos (temples) and castillos (castles) from the once-thriving pre-Columbian Mayans. The area isn ...

it sees far fewer crowds than Tulum's archaeological site or Chichén Itzá. The site is spread over 30 square miles, with nearly 50 roads that spool out from the site's temples and two ball courts.

El Castillo (The Castle), a 98-foot-tall pyramid, dominates the city, while the Temple of the Warriors features murals of battle scenes and village life. Tulum was the largest Maya coastal city ...

Tulum was also one of the last cities built by the Indigenous ... shrines built near sacred sites (such as cenotes or ceremonial areas). These look just like temples but are too tiny for anyone to fit ...

This lithograph features the Castillo at Tuloom (today Tulum), a temple on the eastern coast of the Yucatán peninsula, well known for its splendid frescoes. Rising dramatically from the vines and ...

TULUM, Mexico — When you’re floating in the balmy, turquoise water, parts of the Quintana Roo coastline still look timeless. Dense tangles of palm trees and shrubs line the soft, sandy beach ...