Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Tulum And How The Mayans Protected Their City

By Linda Patterson


Imagine yourself living in a time that is unstable, being surrounded by hostile foes and in greater possibility of being in danger and attacked. What would you actually do? It would be a natural reaction to get yourself some protective gear and think of effective ways to keep those attackers at bay. That is just what exactly the Mayans in the post-classic phase did and their principal standpoint was the city of Tulum on the Caribbean coast. Because of Mayan stronghold, Tulum tours are one of the most popular segments in the Mayan.

Though at first glance, this ancient Mayan city appears to be like a seaside town, an aerial view uncovers presence of fortified walls on the remaining 3 sides, as a result validating the fact that it was in fact a disturbed period in history. These walls are similar to the Great Wall of China as they are characterized by an interior pathway that extends to a height of 3 to 5 meters above the ground and 7 meters thick. A lot of suggestions spring to mind of what the Mayans could possibly have intended nevertheless self defense is at the forefront. It's a point which is not yet been validated regardless of whether it was up against the peasant communities or other tribes.

What protected the inhabitants from invaders were the walls and the sea served as a gateway to the outer world that also facilitated trade. The best thing about tours to this lost city is that you will get the chance to be in a beautiful sandy beach and be allowed to swim which is a part of the Tulum travel deals. However throughout the Mayan period this functioned as a landing point for canoes packed with products. In addition, it is just at this place that the Mayans took initiative to create and make use of canoes. And before that, it was humans that do the transporting of goods. In a number of aspects, the Mayan civilization was advanced in so many aspects yet they not aware of how to use animals to carry loads. This was related to the lack of appropriate animals in the encompassing habitats.

Traveling to this ancient Mayan city would show you that due to this lack of knowledge, the Mayans were caught without warning right after they came across Spaniards riding on horses the first time. Initially, the Mayan judgment thinks that the horse along with its rider is one creature. And this opinion transformed when both were viewed as losing their lives independently. When the horse died separately from its rider, they felt awed and they worshipped the horse's skeleton and immortalized it in many different murals as well as frescoes.

Just how did the seafaring vessels get to land safely? In order to guarantee a safe landing for the vessels, the Mayans had built a highest building in this location and when its two uppermost torches were lighted, the path through the reef up to the beach was simply for the seafarers. The trade was usually composed of many different agricultural products to exotic items like serpentine feathers, obsidian and jade. El Castillo was the name given to the tall building which means castle and it remains to be amongst the main attractions of Tulum tours.

Have you ever gone to El Castillo? If your answer is yes then surely you did not miss to explore the Mayan temple at its left side. Termed as a Temple of Descending God, it showcases a winged Mayan deity in an inverted position and it was given the title 'diving God' because of this. Given its resemblance to bees, the mere presumption that comes up is that Mayans loved honey and thus admired bees.

With the rising interest in the Mayans as well as the region, there are plenty of Tulum tours that are available for any avid vacationer. Even so, for the holiday vacation so that you can make the expenses very well worth, a good recommendation will be to go for Tulum deals which are very close to your expectations.




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