During our stop in Cozumel we took an excursion over to the mainland and bussed our way to the ancient Mayan ruins at Tulum. What a trip! Our guide, Angel, was a native of the area and during the two or three hours we spent with him on the bus and touring the ruins I learned more history of Mexico and particularly the Mayans than I had ever known. The level of sophistication that they managed to attain over 1500 years ago staggers the imagination. Their astute knowledge of astronomy, building techniques and even sewer construction is truly amazing. The city of Tulum was built on a cliff overlooking the beautiful Caribbean…it was such a wonderful site for anyone to live and amazingly enough all of the stones that were used to build the city and the wall around it had to be carried on the backs of the people from quarries many miles through dense jungle. Quite a people! This has been a most relaxing trip and we are looking forward to spending a day exploring Belize…or at least some of the shops.
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