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Mayan archaeological sites, Yucatan, Mexico

View of the Castle, the Temple of the Descending God, the House of the Columns and Shrines at Tulum, most important archaeological site on the Carribbean coast, defended by a wall on three sides and the sea on the fourth, arose and grew between the 12th and 16th centuries AD, in the Postclassic period, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Tulum means fence, trench or wall, name given to the site in recent times, its ancient name was possibly Zamá, a corruption of Zamal (morning), associated with the dawn. Discovered by Juan Díaz, member of Juan de Grijalva?s expedition that reached the coast of Yucatan Peninsula in 1518. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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View of the Castle, the Temple of the Descending God, the House of the Columns and Shrines at Tulum, most important archaeological site on the Carribbean coast, defended by a wall on three sides and the sea on the fourth, arose and grew between the 12th and 16th centuries AD, in the Postclassic period, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Tulum means fence, trench or wall, name given to the site in recent times, its ancient name was possibly Zamá, a corruption of Zamal (morning), associated with the dawn. Discovered by Juan Díaz, member of Juan de Grijalva?s expedition that reached the coast of Yucatan Peninsula in 1518. Picture by Manuel Cohen