Tulum

Lifeguard sitting at the beach in Tulum. The beach was on his left side and he's facing right.

MR. IGUANA TO YOU!

The Caribbean Ocean in the background.

Trees have grown through the walled city.

This fellow is piping on a picalo.

This is a traditional event that happens regularly which I can't remember what it's called. Anyway, they climb to the top, the flute playing the whole time and a small drum and when it stops they all start the desent upsided down. Beautiful colorful costumes in reds, blues, and yellows. What a great job! Entertainment and get your spinal column straightened out at the same time.

Here they have finally landed and are finishing up with a traditional dance.

This was another archeological site we visited. The site is located on the ocean and is a walled site with 600 inhabitants and was a major trading center. It was estimated that 21,000 Mayans lived outside the walls of the city. The ruins you see are the foundations  and walls of the buildings.This was known as "the decadent period. The walls were not straight as in the previous ruins we have seen where everything was aligned. Visualize these buildings covered with stucco and brightly painted with reds,blues, greens, and yellows. The doorways were very low so that the visitors who entered had to bow when they came in as a sign of respect. The Iguanas sitting on the ruins are known to be "the guardians".