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Tulum is a Pre-Columbian Maya walled city located on the Caribbean coast in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum is the combination of a beach, archeological zone, and town.
The archaeological site is relatively compact, and is one of the best-preserved coastal Maya sites. Daily tour buses bring a constant stream of visitors to the site. The Tulum ruins are the third most-visited archaeological site in Mexico, after Teotihuacan and Chichen Itza. It is popular for the picturesque view of the Caribbean and a location just 130 km (80 miles) south of the popular tourist destination of Cancun.
There is a fantastic beach at Tulum ruins and it is one of the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean. You can swim out and turn around and look at the ruins. Tulum Beach can be accessed through a number of points. You can walk in via the road that takes you to the ruins.
