Tulum Mayan Temples travel guide

Worth the drive from Cancun, this is one of the most hauntingly beautiful displays of Mayan temples.

Site layout Tulum is a relatively small archaeological site. Landside, the city was protected by a battlement, an arrangement also seen in other Toltec-influenced Maya sites of the post-classical period, for example the sites of Mayapán and Ichpaatún. The walled-in area measures 280m/918ft from north to south and 165m/541ft from east to west. The stone battlement was originally 3m/10ft to 5m/16ft high and on average 7m/23ft thick. The five exits were enforced with stone slabs. The site plan suggests that the Tulum was not only a ceremonial site. A balustrade secured the wall-walk on top of the battlement. In two corners inside the battlement, a small temple presumably served as a look-out tower. From an archaeologist’s point of view, the most important structure in Tulum is the Temple of the Frescoes (Templo de los Frescos).

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