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- Population: 65,000
- Location: 40 minutes by car just south of Playa del Carmen
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 Tulum offers the perfect combination of total relaxation, tranquility and seclusion, yet you can fill your day with so many interesting and rich activities. With the ruins next door you can't get bored.
The town of Tulum is slowly developing. There are several very good local restaurants and a few on the beach in the various properties in the hotel area on the beach that are absolutely wonderful and still at very good prices.
Tulum has a range of accommodations from Rustic Cabanas to 5 star Small Jewels on pristine beaches. Enjoy.
Tulum Beach can be accessed through a number of points. You can walk in via the road that takes you to the ruins. Just keep following the road south when it hits the ruins. This same road takes you to the Sian Kaan Biosphere and Punta Allen. You can access the beach by walking through an opening or access point from the road.
Tulum ruins are located 130 km south of Cancun. The "Tulum Archeological Zone" is the first distinct zone. You can't miss the ruins driving along Hwy 307 either in a rental vehicle or in a bus/colectivo. There are numerous signs and there is a big pink hotel on the corner.
Tulum is the most important archeological site on Mexico's Caribbean coast.
At the end of the Classic period, 900 AD, the Mayan civilization began to decline. In this Post Classic period, small rival city states developed, such as Tulum. Tulum is protected on one side by ocean cliffs, and on the others by a stone wall. It was founded around 1200 as a commercial trading port, and reached its height of importance in the 1400s.
 The city was occupied at the time of the Spanish conquest, and survived for 70 years after the Spanish arrived. Although the city is not considered as impressive as Chichen Itza or Uxmal, its seat on a Caribbean coast makes it a beautiful and unique place to visit.
The ruins are opened to the public from 8am to 5pm. Tulum can get crowded and hot, so it is best to visit in the morning before the cruise boat and bus groups arrive around 10:00. It is easy to get busses to the ruin entrance and there is parking for a minimal fee. The large visitor's center is a collection of shops and restaurants.
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