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Friday, April 26, 2013

Tulum And How The Mayans Protected Their City

By Linda Patterson


If you have lived during the unstable times, surrounded by foes that are violent and in danger of being attacked, what would you do? For sure you will get something to protect yourself and make ways to keep your attackers away. That's precisely what the Mayans did in the post-classic period and their primary standpoint was the city of Tulum located at the Caribbean coast. Due to Mayan monopoly, tours to this city are amongst the most desired segments in the Mayan.

Even though at first, the Mayan city of Tulum seems to be a seaside town, an aerial view unveils existence of fortified walls on the remaining 3 sides therefore verifying the fact that it was certainly a disrupted era in history. From above the ground, it extends to a height of approximately 3 to 5 meters and 7 meters thick, these walls are like those of the Great Wall of China that are characterized by an interior pathway. Numerous suggestions spring to mind in regards to what the Mayans may have meant however self defense was given great importance. Whether or not this was up against the peasant communities or some other tribes it's a point that is not yet been confirmed.

The walls kept the inhabitants protected from invaders while the sea worked to facilitate trade and served as a gateway to the outer world. Tours to this ancient city will give you the chance to be in a beautiful sandy beach. And Tulum deals would enable you to swim in this beautiful beach. Nevertheless in the Mayan time, this worked as a landing point for canoes full of items. Furthermore, it is simply at this place that the Mayans took to build and utilize canoes. And previously, goods were transported mainly by humans. Even if the civilization of the Mayans was advance yet they were not aware of how to make use of animals to carry loads. This was caused by the lack of ideal animals in the neighboring habitats.

Taking tours to this ancient Mayan site would reveal that on account of this ignorance, the Mayans were caught out of the blue as they seen Spaniards riding horses the first time. In the beginning, the Mayan logic foresee the horse together with its rider as being a similar creature and this perception changed when both were seen as losing their lives one at a time. They felt awed after seeing the horse died separately and they did not only worshipped the skeleton but also immortalized it in various frescoes and murals.

Just how did the seafaring vessels get to land safely? In order to guarantee a safe landing for the vessels, the Mayans had built a highest building in this location and when its two uppermost torches were lighted, the path through the reef up to the beach was simply for the seafarers. The trade was usually composed of many different agricultural products to exotic items like serpentine feathers, obsidian and jade. El Castillo was the name given to the tall building which means castle and it remains to be amongst the main attractions of Tulum tours.

Have you been to El Castillo? If so, then for sure you did not miss the Mayan temple at its left side. Referred to as the Temple of Descending God, it incorporates a winged Mayan deity in an upside down position and because of this it was called the 'diving God'. With its likeness to bees, the mere presumption that comes up is that Mayans appreciated honey and so highly regarded bees.

The growing interest in the region as well as the Mayans has escalated and there are a lot of tours to this city to choose from for any avid vacationer. Nevertheless, for the vacation in order to make the costs really worth, a great suggestion will be to choose Tulum deals which will exceed your expectations.




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