Eurostars Blue Tulum Hotel, Resort & Spa in Mayan Riviera - Travel Guide, Archeology
Eurostars Blue Tulum Resort & Spa
is located in the Mayan Riviera, Mexico, just 5 min. south of Tulum, 30
min. away Playa del Carmen, Playacar Golf Club or Puerto Aventuras and
1 hour from Cancun.
ARCHAEOLOGY
Tulum's
unparalleled location atop a spectacular cliff overlooking the
Caribbean Sea, suggests that it served as an ancient watchtower to
protect Maya trade routes. It used to be an a important center for
commerce and for astronomical observation. The Maya called it "Zama"
(dawn) and it encompasses the vestiges of one of the most exquisite
cities ever built by the ancestral Maya people.
Other important archeological sites near Tulum:
Muyil
located 20 Km. of distance. There you can see Sanctuary of the goddess
Ixchel and the temple of the Watch of the Lake also called “Xlahpak”.
Cobá, located 42 km to the northwest of Tulúm.
Chichén Itzá, at 159 km, an extraordinary site voted recently as part of the 7 New World Wonder.