This, the largest structure at Tulum, is called "El Castillo", which means "the castle". It really isn't a castle at all, mainly used for sacrifice and ritual celebration, with the king making his royal proclamations (sometimes involving death sentences), from the very top of its staircase.
In recent years it has been discovered that Tulum was a primary point for nighttime navigation since lights were allocated in the windows of El Castillo, its principal building, perfectly orienting sailors traveling to the north and south and preventing them from hitting the reefs that line the coast.
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