The main attraction in the Mayan city of Tulum in Quintana Roo, Mexico is El Castillo or The Castle . The descriptive plaque for the structure states:
This is the most imposing building of Tulum and, without a doubt, was also the most important . The temple has two small rooms in the upper part in which the principal religious ceremonies were held . The faí§ade was decorated with sculptures and its corners still conserve the remains of masks. The upper temple and the stairway were built on top of a lower, earlier building, which one can see from either side of the stairway . At ground level on both sides of the stairway, there are two other small temples in which offerings were deposited on their respective interior altars.
The Castle – 1
SOURCE: The Castle – 1 (Tulum, Quintana Roo, México); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 03 February 2012.
The Castle – 2
SOURCE: The Castle -Â 2 (Tulum, Quintana Roo, México); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 03 February 2012.
The Castle – 3
SOURCE: The Castle -Â 3 (Tulum, Quintana Roo, México); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 03 February 2012.
The Castle – 4
SOURCE: The Castle -Â 4 (Tulum, Quintana Roo, México); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 03 February 2012.
Copyright © 2012 by Stephen J. Danko
