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[[File:Tulum Archeological Site, Beach, and City - Modern Street January 2021.jpg|thumb|Tulum Avenue, main street in town]]
[[File:Tulum Archeological Site, Beach, and City - Modern Street January 2021.jpg|thumb|Tulum Avenue, main street in town]]
'''Tulum''' ({{IPA-es|tuˈlum ˈ|pron}}) is the largest community in the [[Tulum (municipality)|municipality of Tulum]], [[Quintana Roo]], [[Mexico]]. It is located on the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]] coast of the state, near the site of the [[archeology|archaeological ruins]] of [[Tulum]].
'''Tulum''' ({{IPA|es|tuˈlum|pron}}) is the largest community in the [[Tulum (municipality)|municipality of Tulum]], [[Quintana Roo]], [[Mexico]]. It is located on the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]] coast of the state, near the site of the [[archeology|archaeological ruins]] of [[Tulum]].


==History==
==History==
As recently as the early 1990s, Tulum was a quiet village 2&nbsp;km (1.5&nbsp;mi) from the archaeological site, and tourism outside of the ruins was limited to a few small shops and simple [[cabana (structure)|cabañas]] on the beach. As of the 2020 census, population of Tulum municipality has grown to 46,721 permanent inhabitants with the addition of a number of residential developments in the jungle areas nearest Tulum's downtown.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/ccpv/2010/tabulados/Basico/01_01B_MUNICIPAL_23.pdf |title=Localidades y su población por municipio según tamaño de localidad |date=28 February 2011 |website=INEGI |language=Spanish |format=PDF |access-date=12 October 2019 }}</ref> With the rapid increase in tourism, vacation rentals, small hotels and hostels, as well as restaurants and bars the town is getting more and more popular. Grocery stores, boutiques, bicycle rentals, gyms, tour operators, banks, ATMs, internet cafes, and various other commercial stores are available in Tulum town. Spanish Language Schools are popular in Tulum, including Meztli Spanish Language School and Jardin Espanol.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.todotulum.com/tulum-mexico-maps/ |title=Tulum Maps App |website=Todotulum: The Tulum Experts |access-date=12 October 2019 }}</ref>
As recently as the early 1990s, Tulum was a quiet village 2&nbsp;km (1.5&nbsp;mi) from the archaeological site, and tourism outside of the ruins was limited to a few small shops and simple [[cabana (structure)|cabañas]] on the beach. As of the 2020 census, population of [[Tulum Municipality|Tulum municipality]] has grown to 46,721 permanent inhabitants with the addition of a number of residential developments in the jungle areas nearest Tulum's downtown.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/ccpv/2010/tabulados/Basico/01_01B_MUNICIPAL_23.pdf |title=Localidades y su población por municipio según tamaño de localidad |date=28 February 2011 |website=INEGI |language=Spanish |format=PDF |access-date=12 October 2019 }}</ref> With the rapid increase in tourism, vacation rentals, small hotels and hostels, as well as restaurants and bars, the town is getting more and more popular. Grocery stores, boutiques, bicycle rentals, gyms, tour operators, banks, ATMs, internet cafes, and various other commercial stores are available in Tulum town. Spanish Language Schools are popular in Tulum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.todotulum.com/tulum-mexico-maps/ |title=Tulum Maps App |website=Todotulum: The Tulum Experts |access-date=12 October 2019 }}</ref>


Since 13 March 2008, the town is head of the newly founded [[Tulum (municipality)|municipality ''(município)'']], the ninth in Quintana Roo.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 March 2008 |title=Aprueba Congreso creación del noveno municipio: Tulum |url=http://www.noticaribe.com.mx/chetumal/2008/03/aprueban_creacion_del_municipio_de_tulum.html |work=Noticaribe |language=Spanish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009222912/http://www.noticaribe.com.mx/chetumal/2008/03/aprueban_creacion_del_municipio_de_tulum.html |archive-date=9 October 2008 }}</ref>
Since 13 March 2008, the town is head of the newly founded [[Tulum (municipality)|municipality ''(município)'']], the ninth in [[Quintana Roo Municipality|Quintana Roo]].<ref>{{cite news |date=13 March 2008 |title=Aprueba Congreso creación del noveno municipio: Tulum |url=http://www.noticaribe.com.mx/chetumal/2008/03/aprueban_creacion_del_municipio_de_tulum.html |work=Noticaribe |language=Spanish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009222912/http://www.noticaribe.com.mx/chetumal/2008/03/aprueban_creacion_del_municipio_de_tulum.html |archive-date=9 October 2008 }}</ref>

On 1 December 2023, [[Tulum International Airport]] was opened by President [[Lopez Obrador]].


== Zona Hotelera Tulum ==
== Zona Hotelera Tulum ==
Two kilometers from the town center, the "hotel zone" of boutique hotels and restaurants on the Tulum beach has grown to over 70 hotels.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://alltulumhotels.com/ |title=All Tulum Hotels |work=All Tulum Hotels |access-date=12 October 2019 }}</ref> Most of them are cabañas built in the traditional Maya style with thatched palm roofs though there are some more high end hotels as well. There are many new restaurants, particularly on the jungle side of the road, some of which have received significant praise in the international press.<ref>{{cite news |last=Moskin |first=Julia |date=10 March 2014 |title=Rewriting the Menu in Tulum |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/12/dining/rewriting-the-menu-in-tulum-mexico.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=12 October 2019 }}</ref> There are also a few beach clubs and public beaches. Due to the increasing popularity of the place, the inexpensive cabañas with [[hammock]]s that could be rented some years ago are not available anymore, the prices now have gone very high, especially on the "hotel zone". Most accommodations remain rustic-style, but electricity in the "hotel zone" arrived in 2020 with most of the hotels and main restaurants now making use of it.
Two kilometers from the town center, the "hotel zone" of boutique hotels and restaurants on the Tulum beach has grown to over 70 hotels.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://alltulumhotels.com/ |title=All Tulum Hotels |work=All Tulum Hotels |access-date=12 October 2019 }}</ref> Most of them are cabañas built in the traditional Maya style with thatched palm roofs though there are some more high end hotels as well. There are many new restaurants, particularly on the jungle side of the road, some of which have received significant praise in the international press.<ref>{{cite news |last=Moskin |first=Julia |date=10 March 2014 |title=Rewriting the Menu in Tulum |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/12/dining/rewriting-the-menu-in-tulum-mexico.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=12 October 2019 }}</ref> There are also a few beach clubs and public beaches. Due to the increasing popularity of the place, the inexpensive cabañas with [[hammock]]s that could be rented some years ago are not available anymore, the prices now have gone very high, especially on the "hotel zone". Most accommodations remain rustic-style, but electricity in the "hotel zone" arrived in 2020 with most of the hotels and main restaurants now making use of it.{{cn|date=May 2023}}

==Tulum International Airport==
{{Main|Tulum International Airport}}
About {{Convert|20|km}} north of Tulum, a new international airport was announced. In March 2011, the bidding for construction contracts was to be concluded.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.qroo.gob.mx/Blog/blog1.php/2009/09/18/avanza-tulum-hacia-su-transformacion-gon |title=Avanza Tulum Hacia Su Transformación: González Canto |date=18 September 2009 |website=Blog Gubernamental |publisher=Gobierno del Estado de Quintana Roo |language=Spanish |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091202075607/http://www.qroo.gob.mx/Blog/blog1.php/2009/09/18/avanza-tulum-hacia-su-transformacion-gon |archive-date=2 December 2009 }}</ref>

As of April 2014, all projects related with the Tulum Airport were no longer available through official sites, and after the installation of [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]] as president in 2018, emphasis was placed on the high speed trans-peninsula train, the [[Tren Maya]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Cabrera |first=Eduardo |date=10 March 2014 |title=Pone en marcha SCT proyecto de tren transpeninsular en Quintana Roo |url=https://www.imagenradio.com.mx/pone-en-marcha-sct-proyecto-de-tren-transpeninsular-en-quintana-roo |work=Imagen Radio |language=Spanish |access-date=12 October 2019 }}</ref>


== See also ==
In recent years plans were reinstituted and the airport is scheduled to open in 2023.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimdobson/2020/10/07/tulum-mexico-will-get-a-new-luxury-airport-in-2023/?sh=7816ff343f36 "Tulum will get a new luxury airport in 2023", Forbes (EE.UU.), October 7, 2020]</ref> However, there has been no official start day on the construction or confirmation of the project from the government as of yet.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-01 |title=Closest Airport to Tulum: Tulum Airport Guide - SmartXpat |url=https://smartxpat.com/closest-airport-to-tulum-airport-guide/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=smartxpat.com |language=en-US}}</ref> {{Update after|2023}}
* [[Tren Maya]]
* [[Tulum railway station]]


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 06:51, 15 August 2024

This article is about the modern town. For the pre-Columbian site, see Tulum. For other uses, see Tulum (disambiguation).
Tulum
Tulu'um
Town
The town of Tulum along Highway 307
The town of Tulum along Highway 307
Nickname: 
Tulum Pueblo
Tulum is located in Mexico
Tulum
Tulum
Location within Mexico
Coordinates: 20°12′43″N 87°27′57″W / 20.21194°N 87.46583°W / 20.21194; -87.46583
CountryMexico
StateQuintana Roo
MunicipalityTulum
Founded1860-1870
Founded byMaría Uicab
Government
 • Municipal PresidentMarciano Dzul Caamal (Morena)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Urban
33,374[1]
 • Metro
46,721
DemonymTulumense
Time zoneUTC-5 (Southeast (US Eastern))
Postal Code
77780
Area code984
INEGI code230090001
Vehicle registration number23
Websitewww.tulum.gob.mx
Map
Tulum Avenue, main street in town

Tulum (pronounced [tuˈlum]) is the largest community in the municipality of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is located on the Caribbean coast of the state, near the site of the archaeological ruins of Tulum.

History

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As recently as the early 1990s, Tulum was a quiet village 2 km (1.5 mi) from the archaeological site, and tourism outside of the ruins was limited to a few small shops and simple cabañas on the beach. As of the 2020 census, population of Tulum municipality has grown to 46,721 permanent inhabitants with the addition of a number of residential developments in the jungle areas nearest Tulum's downtown.[2] With the rapid increase in tourism, vacation rentals, small hotels and hostels, as well as restaurants and bars, the town is getting more and more popular. Grocery stores, boutiques, bicycle rentals, gyms, tour operators, banks, ATMs, internet cafes, and various other commercial stores are available in Tulum town. Spanish Language Schools are popular in Tulum.[3]

Since 13 March 2008, the town is head of the newly founded municipality (município), the ninth in Quintana Roo.[4]

On 1 December 2023, Tulum International Airport was opened by President Lopez Obrador.

Zona Hotelera Tulum

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Two kilometers from the town center, the "hotel zone" of boutique hotels and restaurants on the Tulum beach has grown to over 70 hotels.[5] Most of them are cabañas built in the traditional Maya style with thatched palm roofs though there are some more high end hotels as well. There are many new restaurants, particularly on the jungle side of the road, some of which have received significant praise in the international press.[6] There are also a few beach clubs and public beaches. Due to the increasing popularity of the place, the inexpensive cabañas with hammocks that could be rented some years ago are not available anymore, the prices now have gone very high, especially on the "hotel zone". Most accommodations remain rustic-style, but electricity in the "hotel zone" arrived in 2020 with most of the hotels and main restaurants now making use of it.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (2020). "Poblacion de Tulum" (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Localidades y su población por municipio según tamaño de localidad" (PDF). INEGI (in Spanish). 28 February 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Tulum Maps App". Todotulum: The Tulum Experts. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Aprueba Congreso creación del noveno municipio: Tulum". Noticaribe (in Spanish). 13 March 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008.
  5. ^ "All Tulum Hotels". All Tulum Hotels. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  6. ^ Moskin, Julia (10 March 2014). "Rewriting the Menu in Tulum". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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