Tulum
CountryMexico
Date1200 AD
Notable Feature12 m walls
RegionQuintana Roo
About Tulum
A Maya walled city on Caribbean cliffs. One of the last Maya cities built. One of the few walled Maya cities. Fell to Spanish disease, not conquest. The cliff location is spectacular above turquoise water.
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