Art Resource - AR9179301

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Mayan archaeological sites, Yucatan, Mexico

View of the Castle, the Temple of the Descending God, the House of the Columns and Shrines at Tulum, most important archaeological site on the Carribbean coast, defended by a wall on three sides and the sea on the fourth, arose and grew between the 12th and 16th centuries AD, in the Postclassic period, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Tulum means fence, trench or wall, name given to the site in recent times, its ancient name was possibly Zam·, a corruption of Zamal (morning), associated with the dawn. Discovered by Juan DÌaz, member of Juan de Grijalva?s expedition that reached the coast of Yucatan Peninsula in 1518. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Unique Identifier AR9179301

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 4992px × 3328px

Photo Credit Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY

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