Ruins at Tulum

The ruins at Tulum were a 45 minute drive from the resort. It was interesting to see how the Mayans lived. We had a tour guide that gave us a walking tour, he was great and explained to us how the Mayan people were like the American Indians in so much as they had their native lands taken over by the Spanish. The big building in the back was their temple.

This is a view from the temple, the big building to the right was a public building. Many of the people lived in the surrounding wooded areas and would come to this area to trade and socialize.

The water color here was unbelievably pretty. There were about four different shades of blue and turquoise. The little building in this picture was built for the god of the sea.

Huh? Apparantely the Mayan people also had ATM's!

Next up, the Mayan's idea of a swing set/maypole/merry-go-round.