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Tulum, on a high cliff above the Caribbean Sea,        
was the last ceremonial center built by the Maya       
and was inhabited until after the Spanish Conquest     
in the early 16th. The Castle (left) and the Temple    
of the Descending God (right). 15th
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Tulum, on a high cliff above the Caribbean Sea, was the last ceremonial...

The Maya ceremonial center and town of Tulum was       
built on a high cliff above the Caribbean Sea. The     
town was surrounded by a thick wall (15th).
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The Maya ceremonial center and town of Tulum was built on a high cliff ab...

The so-called Castle, the pyramid of the Tulum         
ceremonial center, and the surrounding temples.        
Tulum was the last settlement built by the Maya        
and inhabited until after the Spanish Conquest in      
the early 16th.
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The so-called Castle, the pyramid of the Tulum ceremonial center, and t...

Steep stairs lead to the so-called Castle, the pyramid 
of the Tulum ceremonial center and town. Tulum was     
the last settlement to be built by the Maya and was    
inhabited until after the Spanish Conquest in the      
early 16th.
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Steep stairs lead to the so-called Castle, the pyramid of the Tulum ceremonial...

A typical Maya arch leads into the enclosure of        
the Castle, Tulum. The Temple of the Descending        
God can be seen through the arch. Tulum was            
the last settlement built by the Maya and was          
inhabited until after the Spanish Conquest (15th).
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A typical Maya arch leads into the enclosure of the Castle, Tulum. The T...

The Temple of the Descending God (left) and the        
Castle (right), in the walled city of Tulum on the     
Caribbean. Tulum was the last settlement to be built   
by the Maya and was inhabited until after the Spanish  
Conquest in the early 16th.
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The Temple of the Descending God (left) and the Castle (right), in the w...

The Descending God, from the temple in Tulum,          
This strange figure of Maya mythology is shown         
as an upside-down body with bent legs. The             
Descending God seems to be connected with the          
cult of the planet Venus (15th).
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The Descending God, from the temple in Tulum, This strange figure of M...

The Temple of the Frescoes, Tulum, Yucatan. Portico    
with four sturdy columns; large warrior-masks          
form the corners of the building. In one of the        
niches a small sculpture of the Descending God         
See 12-01-02/30, 55.
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The Temple of the Frescoes, Tulum, Yucatan. Portico with four sturdy columns...

The sturdy columns of the Temple of the Frescos,       
Tulum, Yucatan. Tulum was the last settlement          
built by the Maya. It was inhabited until after the    
Spanish Conquest in the early 16th.
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The sturdy columns of the Temple of the Frescos, Tulum, Yucatan. Tulum wa...

Mask of a Maya warrior on the corner of the Temple     
of the Frescoes, Tulum, Yucatan. Tulum was the         
last settlement built by the Maya and was inhabited    
until after the Spanish Conquest in the early 16th.
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Mask of a Maya warrior on the corner of the Temple of the Frescoes, Tulum,...

The House of Columns, Tulum, Yucatan.                  
Tulum was the last settlement built by the Maya        
and was inhabited until after the Spanish Conquest     
in the early 16th.
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The House of Columns, Tulum, Yucatan. Tulum was the last settl...

View across the walled Maya city of Tulum; in the      
foreground the House of Columns; far background the    
city walls. Tulum was the last ceremonial center built 
by the Maya, It was inhabited until after the Spanish  
Conquest in the early 16th.
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View across the walled Maya city of Tulum; in the foreground the House of...