Cancun - Tulum Mayan Ruins
We took an excursion about an hour south to Tulum, which has ruins of a 12th century AD Mayan town, including a temple. The Tulum ruins are literally right at the water's edge. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the Mayan civilization, and talked about their culture from around 3000 BC until now. The Mayans now represent about 20% of the population in these areas, and there are about 27 Mayan dialects. Mayans are known to be great linguists, as their language predisposes them to learn other languages very quickly. So it is not uncommon for Mayans to speak their native tongue, Spanish, English, and other European languages, especially french.
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cyclists306
on Apr 12, 2010