Trip to Playa del Carmen Mexico, June 13-18, 2004

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Mayan Ruins at Tulum

We took a day tour on Tuesday that went to Tulum for a couple hours in the morning and then on to Xel Ha in the afternoon. The Tulum tour included a few minutes of guided tour giving us the history of the site, and then we were free to wander around and take pictures. Mostly we withered in the sun and headed back to the air-conditioned bus as soon as we were done wealking around. A Tulum Ruins Website

p040615-094018 — Baby bird on our way to Tulum

p040615-100434 — Entry at another resort. There's an iguana in the grass

p040615-111244 — Sign at the entrance

p040615-111334 — One of the corner towers

tulum_pan1 — Panorama: Shelley entering Tulum

p040615-111344 — El Castillo, as seen from the NW entrance

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p040615-111820 — Mature and young coconuts

p040615-112334 — Pepe, our guide

p040615-112306 — Our guide explains some history

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p040615-114624 — El Castillo

p040615-114634 — El Castillo, closer

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p040615-114846 — Can you find the three iguanas?

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p040615-114930 — Another iguana

p040615-114938 — Carvings on the temple

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p040615-115014 — Charles in Tulum

p040615-115244 — An airplane and seagull over El Castillo

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p040615-115548 — Shelley is hot and tired by the end of the guided tour

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p040615-115950 — Cliff south of El Castillo

p040615-120026 — Charles at the cliff in Tulum

p040615-120048 — Shelley at the cliff in Tulum

p040615-120114 — Looking north along the cliff behind El Castillo

p040615-120128 — Cliff and the beach below

p040615-120204 — Looking through archway to middle

p040615-120316 — Cliff and beach just behind El Castillo

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p040615-120524 — Charles in Tulum

p040615-120450 — Folks swimming at Tulum

p040615-120534 — Looking down at the swimming beach

p040615-120544 — Swimming was crowded

p040615-120710 — Shelley at El Castillo

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p040615-120954 — The king's residence

tulum_pan2 — Panorama: Tulum, a bit overexposed

p040615-121100 — Yet another iguana

p040615-121356 — Wide shot of the main areas

p040615-122142 — A guava tree outside Tulum

p040615-115510 — Sign describing streets

p040615-115826 — Sign describing housing platforms

p040615-121626 — Sign describing the city wall