Photo: Mauricio Marat/INAH

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF

Mexico’s renowned Tulum archeological site in the Yucatan Peninsula state of Quintana Roo is set to reopen to the public as of Wednesday, May 12, the government’s Culture Secretariat announced Tuesday, May 11, through its subsidiary National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).

The site, the only Maya temple to be built along the ocean coast, will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, with a maximum of 3,000 visitors a day in order to comply with covid-19 protocols.

The use of face masks will be mandatory and temperatures check will be conducted at the entrance.

Groups of up to 10 people will be allowed, but social distancing practices will be imposed.