{"id":555,"date":"2013-03-23T21:29:40","date_gmt":"2013-03-23T21:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/?p=555"},"modified":"2013-08-04T00:37:23","modified_gmt":"2013-08-04T00:37:23","slug":"tulum-last-but-not-least-feb-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/?p=555","title":{"rendered":"Tulum: Last but not least,  Feb. 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After two boat rides from Caye Caulker and a long bus ride from the port at Chetumal, We made our way to Playa del Carmen. Most known as a spring break party destination, there are also some Maya sites in the area. One of thsie is Tulum, which is notable for being on the seashore.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a wall around the whole site, so entrance is through small number of portals.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_4254.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_4254.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4254\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then you come to the ruins and the sea. <!--more--> The buildings are all fairly low compared to some of the tall pyramids Tikal or Chichen Itza.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_4286.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_4286.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4286\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-558\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_4258.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_4258.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4258\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-560\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_4263.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_4263.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4263\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-561\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s even a beach.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_4311.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_4311.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4311\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-559\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That night the tour group had one final dinner together at La Parrilla. Salud!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_4316.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atw.pushingrectangles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/IMG_4316.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4316\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-557\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then we all started going our separate ways. Some people were staying on in PLaya del Carmen, some people were traveling to additional locations and some where going back home. I think I was the first one out: with a 7 am flight and a 4 am checkout, i just stayed up all night. Perhaps that why this post is going up a month after the fact. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After two boat rides from Caye Caulker and a long bus ride from the port at Chetumal, We made our way to Playa del Carmen. Most known as a spring break party destination, there are also some Maya sites in the area. One of thsie is Tulum, which is notable for being on the seashore. 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