ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA OF TULUM

16th century sources designate the site as "Zamá", which in Mayan means "Morning" or "dawn".
The name of Tulum, is relatively recent, and is translates as "wall" or "palisade", alluding to the wall that is here preserves.
Tulum is the most emblematic site on the Quintana Roo coast, due to its privileged location and the excellent conservation of its buildings and paintings murals. Its wall is well known, which delimits the main complex by its north, south and west sides, since the eastern sector faces the Caribbean Sea; has five entrances and two watchtowers.
It is located at km. 230 of the federal highway Chetumal - Cancun, 128 kilometers south of Cancun and is easily accessible via the highway federal 370.