Tulum is the only walled city the Maya built and the only one by the edge of the Caribbean. When the Spanish first came upon the site in 1518, they recorded that it was as large as Seville. The major construction is the Castle, a handsome pyramid perched on the edge of a cliff high above the pearl-white beaches below. From here one can see most of the ancient city, as well as a magnificent view of the coastline.

Apart from the archaeological site of Tulum. The town of Tulum is rapidly becoming a hot spot in Mexico. The new boutique hotels on the beautiful Caribbean beach and the local gourmet restaurants demand your attention when traveling in this area of Mexico. As a newly developing spot on the Yucatán, Tulum is a place to get away from it all and one should be prepared for limited technological amenities.