Tulum Ruins - Tulum

Tulum was one of the last Maya inhabited cities in the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in 1518. The city was then an important port in the sea route linking Mexico to Central America. In the Maya Language, Tulum means "wall". The city was renamed at the beginning of the twentieth century, because of important fortifications that surround it. Research suggests that the city was called Zama (dawn) at the time of the Maya.