Tulum in video games

The Maya ruins on the cliffs above the Caribbean appear in a pirate game and a racing game. Tulum appears in 2 games on Pixel Pilgrimage: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag and Forza Horizon 5.

Tulum, Quintana Roo — Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons

The games

In gameAssassin's Creed IV Black Flag2013TulumReal place, reimaginedA Maya city on the coast of the Yucatan, home of the Assassin mentor Ah Tabai and his order.Game vs real photo
Image coming soonIn gameForza Horizon 52021TulumReal place, still recognisableClifftop Maya ruins on the game's Caribbean coast, the setting for the Tulum Expedition.Game vs real photo

The real place

Tulum was one of the last cities built by the Maya, walled on three sides and open to the Caribbean. The Castillo in the photo stands on the cliff above the sea. By 1715 it had been abandoned for well over a century.

Visiting

The site opens at 8 am and gets hot and crowded by 10. Bring swimwear: there is a small beach below the Castillo.

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