TULUM
The city received in ancient times the Mayan name of Zamá (which means in Mayan “dawn” or “tomorrow”) and the current one, Tulum (which means in Mayan “palisade” or “wall”, name used when the city was already in ruins), refers to the wall that surrounded it, making it an important fort for its defense. Due to the numerous records in murals and other works found in the buildings of the city, it is considered that Tulum was an important center of worship for the so-called “descendant god”. Although inscriptions dating from 564 have been found, most of the the buildings that are appreciated today were built in the postclassic period of the Mayan civilization, between the years 1200 and 1450.