TULUM
- The Tulum archaeological site is relatively compact compared with many other Maya sites near.
- I´ts short distance from Cancun and Playa del Carmen has made it the most popular Maya tourist site in Yucatan.
- Cenotes are underground rivers with crystal waters where you can dive or snorkel.
- During the last glacial period, the oceans were 100 feet below their actual level. Around 18,000 years ago, the ice started melting and the ocean rose to the level we know now, flooding the passages and generating a wide underground river system like nowhere else on earth.
For the mysterious Mayan civilization, who lived here between 300 and 900 AD, the Cenotes, not only were a fresh water source, but had also an important role in its mythology: they were windows to the "After World" and a key to their afterlife. Ceremonies and rituals were made to the "Underworld Gods". In some caverns you can still find artifacts.
