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Maya ruins above the Caribbean, cenotes and a laid-back beach town.

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Photo: Carlos Delgado · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Tulum, Mexico at a glance

Tulum is in Mexico, Central America. People mainly speak Spanish. The currency is the Mexican Peso (MXN).

Maya ruins above the Caribbean, cenotes and a laid-back beach town.

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Capital
Mexico City
Region
Central America
Languages
Spanish
Currency
Mexican Peso (MXN)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Mexico’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

Elsewhere in Mexico

  • Chichen Itza

    Chichen ItzaUNESCO

    Ruins · Yucatán

    Chichen Itza was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Terminal Classic period. The archeological site is located in Tinúm Municipality, Yucatán, Mexico, between the cities of Valladolid and Mérida.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Daniel Schwen (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Palenque

    PalenqueUNESCO

    Ruins · Chiapas

    Palenque, also anciently known in the Itzaʼ language as Lakamha, was a Maya city-state in southern Mexico that perished in the 8th century. The Palenque ruins date from ca. 226 BC to ca. 799 AD.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ljuba brank at Slovenian Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Uxmal

    UxmalUNESCO

    Ruins · Yucatán

    Uxmal is an ancient Maya city of the classical period located in present-day Mexico. It is considered one of the most important archaeological sites of Maya culture, along with Palenque, Chichen Itza and Calakmul in Mexico, Caracol and Xunantunich in Belize, and Tikal in Guatemala.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Adrian Hernandez (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Calakmul

    CalakmulUNESCO

    Ruins · Campeche

    Calakmul is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Campeche, deep in the jungles of the greater Petén Basin region. It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the Guatemalan border. Calakmul was one of the largest and most powerful Mayan cities.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Pavel Kirillov from St.Petersburg, Russia (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

  • Teotihuacan

    TeotihuacanUNESCO

    Heritage site · State of Mexico

    Teotihuacan is an ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub-valley of the Valley of Mexico, which is located in the State of Mexico, 40 kilometers (25 mi) northeast of modern-day Mexico City.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Hdlrosa (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Sian Kaʼan Biosphere Reserve

    Sian Kaʼan Biosphere ReserveUNESCO

    Park & nature · Quintana Roo

    Sian Kaʼan Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in Tulum Municipality in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It was established in 1986 and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Tschips (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

A few words in Spanish

From VoyaKin’s free Spanish lessons in the app, with audio there.

  • HolaHello / Hi
  • Buenos díasGood morning
  • Buenas tardesGood afternoon
  • Buenas nochesGood evening / Good night
  • ¿Cómo está?How are you? (polite)
  • Bien, gracias. ¿Y usted?Fine, thanks. And you?
  • AdiósGoodbye
  • Hasta luegoSee you later / Bye

Keep exploring

Questions only someone who’s been can answer? Join the Mexico Circle to meet travelers and people who live there.

Planning more of the country? Plan a trip to Mexico

Cities: Playa del Carmen · Mérida · Mexico City

Also in Central America: Costa Rica · Belize · El Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras · Nicaragua · Panama

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