When the Spaniards arrived at the walled fortress of Tulum in 1518,
they considered it as large and beautiful as their beloved Seville. They may have been struck by its location, or the beautiful painted facades of its buildings. Tulum's name is more recent than its oldest structures, and translates, not surprisingly to "wall" from Mayan. The city's original name is believed to have been Zama or “place of the dawn,” in reference to its position by the sea looking eastward.
The approximate date of the city's construction is unclear. While it is believed to have been built around 300 BC, the majority of the buildings appear to date from between 1200 to 1500 AD, when the city was inhabited by the Mayans and gained its greatest importance.
Our $5.00 a piece ponchos that were litterally made out of trash bags...I told Brent pink is NOT his color. LOL.
After Tulum we went on our next excursion to a place called Xel-Ha (pronounced Shell Ha). Its basically a huge underwater sea aquarium, where they have a ton of activities such as snorkling, swimming with the dolphins, diving. It was rather rainy and cold out on this day so I chose not to get into a bathing suit to go snorkling. We just walked around the lagoon, ate and layed out.
Other then that, spent most of our time at the hotel just laying out on the beach reading and sleeping. What Brent and I love to do the most. We also ate alot of food. Heck it was buffet and it was all inclusive so why not? :)
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