Ancient Beachiness

The Tulum ruins are beautiful, expansive and filled with tourists and iguanas; but if you go there you can see why, so many buses drop off in front of the entrance. It is a rare sight to see beautifully preserved and protected Mayan ruins right on the coast of the Caribbean's clear blue water. Arriving early to avoid the tour buses is the recommended way to avoid the crowds, i did not take this advice and regret it.

Abandoned around 1600 due to the Spanish conquest. The site is easy to see in about 90 minutes and includes a beach if you want to go for a swim. I can not adequately describe the Tulum ruins further, so here are some photos that I hope will do it justice.

one of only five narrow entrances through the very powerful city wall

a view of the structures right on the ocean

iguana

walking the site alone the bright blue waters

Tulum