TULUM MAYAN RUINS

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Photo By: John Doe
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These ruins are unique as they are located right on top of a limestone cliff overlooking the Caribbean coast. On days with low tide you can walk down to the beach for a unique view of the ruins.

While these ruins may lack in size compared to the Chichen Itza & Coba ruins, they definitely make up for with the scenery. These ruins are very unique as they sit on the stunning coast of Tulum. While walking around this historic site you not only get to take in the amazing structures that are left standing, but also the gorgeous views from the ocean.

The Beach @ Tulum Ruins

The gorgeous view from the Tulum ruins.
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Tulum Ruins

Some of the gorgeous structures on this vast property.
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Since these ruins are a lot smaller than the other sites we visited, we were able to see everything in about an hour and a half. While it’s a smaller property to see, it’s definitely worth checking out. There are some really gorgeous structures still standing, and again, the coastline is amazing.

“These ruins were amazing to visit because of their unique located right on the spectacular coastline of Tulum.”

- Lindsey Farrah

When you initially enter the ruins, you will see lots of local Mayans who are available to take you on a tour of the property. While I’m sure these tours were lovely, we decided to go with the low cost option of doing a self-guided tour. We used the Lonely Planet book to give ourselves a self-guided tour with the information in the book, which turned out to be pretty informational.

While walking around the property we saw tons of huge iguanas which seemed to have deem themselves the new rulers of these ruins.

Overall we really enjoyed checking these ruins out, and we loved that they were located only 10 minutes away from the hotel we were staying at, the Papaya Playa Project. If you aren’t staying in Tulum or passing by, it might not be worth a trip just for these ruins specifically, but if you are staying close by like we were you should definitely go and see them.

Iguana King

These large iguanas can be spotted everywhere throughout the ruins.
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Exploring the Ruins

There are several structures that you can walk through at this site.
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