Tulum Ruins
Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Temple of the Wind God is perched on circular platform on top of a cliff overlooking the sea. It is devoted to Huracán who was the one-legged Mayan god of the wind as well storms and fire. This mythological deity, which is also spelled Hunraqan, is the origin for the word “hurricane.”
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