Strike a pose in Tulum
If you’re In RivieRa Maya :
Tulum
Tulum, the world’s
only Mayan ruins
built next to the sea
ruIns: sAm cAmp/Istock; yogA: sup yogA tuLum
By Jennifer Allford
If you’re at a resort in Cancun or the
Mayan Riviera, Mexico’s third most-visited
archaeological site is a stone’s throw away.
While people lived in Tulum as far back
as 500 AD, the port city was really hopping between the 13th and 15th centuries.
It was the only Mayan city built on a coast
and trade centred on valuable turquoise and
jade, which ma