Tulum And The Mayan People

Tulum And The Mayan People

by Linda Patterson

Put yourself in a situation where you are living during hard times, being surrounded by aggressive foes and can be possibly attacked and in danger? What would you do? Surrounding yourself with a protective shell and devising effective ways to keep attackers at bay would be your obvious reaction. That is what precisely the Mayans did during the post-classic period. The city of Tulum at the Caribbean coast was their main standpoint. Owing to this Mayan stronghold, tours to this city are one of the most preferred 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.

So, just how did the seafaring vessels find their way to make a safe and sound landing? To guarantee safe landing, the Mayans had made a highest building in this place and when its two topmost torches were illuminated, the path through the reef to the beach was basically for the sailors. Most of the trade was exotic things such as obsidian, jade, and serpentine feathers to various agricultural produce. They name the tall building El Castle which means castle; El Castillo remains to be one of the Tulum tours' primary attractions.

You can hardly miss the Mayan temple if you have been to El Castillo as it is located on the left side. Called the Temple of Descending God, it comes with a winged Mayan deity in an inverted position and this is the reason why it is called the 'diving God'. Because of its similarity to bees, the sole presumption that one thinks of is that Mayans appreciated honey and therefore adored 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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