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Tulum

Mexico · Quintana Roo

Tulum is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on 12-meter-tall (39 ft) cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya and achieved its greatest prominence between the 13th and 15th centuries. Maya continued to occupy Tulum for about 70 years after the Spanish began exploring Mexico, but the city was abandoned by the end of the 16th century.

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Local time: UTC-5 · 1 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region: Quintana Roo
Main language: Spanish
On the map: 20.21° N, 87.47° W

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