Tulum sits on the edge of a cliff facing looking out over the vast turquoise ocean. No wonder Tulum is one of the most-visited Mayan ruins in Mexico -it truly is one of the most magical places on Earth. Tulum is located 82 miles south of Cancun on the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula on the edge of the Caribbean Sea and was formerly know by the name Zama, meaning City of Dawn .El Castillo as well as the Temple are decorated with figures of the Mayan ‘diving god’. You see stuccos and figurines of this god all around Tulum. He was associated with the god of the bees and to the planet Venus, guardian of the coast and of commerce. Many ancient murals are visible, some vivid enough to make you wonder how recently the Maya actually left this amazing place