Zamá Castle

With its spectacular position on a cliff top, Tulum is a Mayan site that had its heyday from 1200 until the arrival of the Spanish invaders. The name, meaning "enclosure" or "wall" is probably of modern origin. It is thought that the place was originally called Zama (dawn), referring to its situation in the east coast and west-east alignment of its buildings. The inhabitants traded with places such as Cozumel, Isla Mujeres, Mexico and Central Guatemala. It has a perimeter wall 5 meters thick with three doors enclosed on three of the sides of the area. Perhaps the most photographed part is the Temple of the Wind, which whistles when a hurricane is approaching, but there are others that also deserve a visit, such as the Descending God Temple and the Temple that surmounts the castle and which has three niches above the entrance, or the Temple of the Frescoes, which was used as an observatory to monitor movements of the sun and whose walls are decorated with paintings of mythological snakes.