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 Also important is the Temple of the Frescos which is filled with murals, now mostly erased by time and the elements. The temple shows traces of several building styles. The House of the Columns is more complex than most structures at the site and worth examining. It’s a palace-like structure with four rooms whose principal entrance faces south. Six columns support the roof of the main room and there’s also a roofed sanctuary.
With the exception of its eastern flank, which is open to the sea, Tulum is completely encircled by a low wall. Watchtowers rise from the two corners of its western flank and within each tower is an altar.
A tiny cove nestles at the foot of the cliffs. With its apron of snow-white sand, this caleta was where the trading canoes would slip ashore.
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