Tulum

As I sit here looking out the window, it is snowing and the cardinals at the feeder make a fine contrast to the snowy weather. As you know Sarah, Jeff, and Sammy are in Cancun, Mexico this holiday week. Today they had planned a side trip to Tulum. Since this archeological site is close to their resort and does not involve walking up a gizzilion steps, the folks decided this would be best for navigating with Sammy.

The Maya ruins at Tulum are located on 39-foot (12-m) cliffs, along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. This is one of the best-preserved coastal Maya sites. The ruins are certainly picturesque with its view of the Carribean.

This Maya site may have been formerly also known by the name Zama, meaning city of Dawn. Tulúm is also the Yucatec Mayan word for fence or wall (or trench), and the walls surrounding the site allowed the Tulum fort to serve as a defense against invasion. From the numerous depictions in murals and other works around the site, Tulum appears to have been an important site for the worship of the Diving or Descending God.

Hope Sammy brings back a Mayan rock from the temple for grandpa's rock garden. I AM KIDDING!!!!! I did take a small pebble from Mt. St. Helens in Washington State. Look what happened to that mountain. We DO NOT want to rile any Mayan gods at this time in our lives!