AMA Insider Fall 2016 | Page 37

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