Magnífico Tulum

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Regina Patiño
Ms. Fátima Caballero
4/23/14
3A
El Centro Histórico y Magnífico Tulum

El espacio geográfico influye el desarrollo de diferentes centros ceremoniales como es es en el caso de Tulum en Quintanaroo. Es importante saber esto ya que la religión, los recursos, la arquitectura, la estructura social, la agricultura y la manera de hacer las cosas depende del medio ambiente. En pocas palabras, el espacio influye sobre las civilizaciones de muchas maneras. Esto tiene que ver con el área de interacción MYP del medio ambiente, ya que dependemos de la tierra y al mismo tiempo la tierra nos cambia y hace cada civilización única. La semana pasada he investigado sobre Tulum y sus características y he decidido compartir mis encuentros en este ensayo.

Mi ensayo esta basado en diferentes recursos como revistas, páginas web y libros. Use páginas de diferentes organizaciones como INAH y revistas de Arqueología Mexicana. A través de estos artículos, aprendí mucho sobre la historia de Tulum que se encontró después de su descubrimiento. Aparte de la información general como su localización, su desarrollo y su historia, también voy a incluir los detalles como la pintura mural y la religión. Tulum empezó su papel turístico en 1972 después que William T. Sanders realizó la primera excavación arqueológica. Después de esto se aprendió mucho sobre el centro ceremonial y la civilización maya. Investigué esta información que compartiré en los siguiente párrafos.
Los edificios más antiguos encontrados en el centro histórico pertenecen al Clásico Terminal, es decir de 800-1000 d.C. Sus edificios son similares a la de Puuc aunque tiene su propia arquitectura única. Hay dos murallas que se encuentran en la zona. Acuerdo con Adriana Morlet (55), ...

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...e gracias a una variedad de pozos subterreanos. La laguna esta llena de vegetación en donde viven una gran cantidad de peces, aves, mamíferos, reptiles, y anfibios.

El clima en Tulum es cálido subhúmedl con promedio de temperaturas de más de 22* C ya que se encuentra sur del trópico de cancer. Llueve en el verano aunque puede llover parte del otoño. El relieve es plano comparado con el resto de México.
Bibliografía:
Morlet, Adriana V. "Tulum, Ciudad Del Amanecer." Arqueología Mexicana Apr. 2002: 52-55. Print.

(2) Sullivan, Paul. "Tulum, Umbral Entre Dos Mundos." Arqueología Mexicana Apr. 2002: 56-59. Print.

(3) "Zona Arqueológica De Tulum." Zona Arqueológica De Tulum. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. .

(4) INEGI. Carta de Climas 1:1 000 000, serie I.

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