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tulum in my mind

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Taking a mini break to Mexico. Back in a week.

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In Maya, Tulum means "Wall", it's aptly named as Tulum is a walled city; one of the very few the ancients ever built. Research suggests it was formerly called Zama or "to dawn" in its day. It seems "Tulum" is the name given the site following a visit by the explorers Stephens and Catherwood in 1841 (lithograph of Tulum's temple from 1844).

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