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Tulum

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In the photo: Tulum archaeological zone

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The city

What to expect from Tulum.

Tulum is the town in the southern Riviera Maya known for the Maya archaeological zone on a cliff facing the Caribbean. The Pueblo, on highway 307, has shops and the bus station; the beach area lies south of the ruins, with Playa Paraíso and the entrance to the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve. Inland are the Gran Cenote and, to the north, the Dos Ojos system.

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What to see in Tulum

Archaeological site

Zona Arqueológica de Tulum

Walled Maya city on a cliff of about 12 meters facing the Caribbean, featuring the Castillo, the Temple of the Frescoes and the Temple of the Wind God.

Beach

Playa Paraíso

Public beach south of the Tulum ruins, with white sand and coconut palms, and a view of the Castillo to the north.

Cenote

Gran Cenote

Semi-open cenote on the Tulum–Coba road, with crystal-clear fresh water, stalactite caves and turtles, used for swimming, snorkeling and cave diving.

Cenote

Parque Dos Ojos

Two cenotes linked by flooded caves, north of Tulum, in one of the largest underground river systems in the world, offering snorkeling and cave diving.

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Nature reserve

Reserva de la Biosfera Sian Ka'an

Biosphere reserve south of Tulum, a UNESCO site, with lagoons, mangroves, jungle, beaches and reef, visited on boat tours from Tulum and Muyil.

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