Tulum

I stayed in the same place right around the same time.It had real nice huts with carved wooden doors that were beutiful.I still remember the guy that ran it, real nice guy, and a restaurant bar overlooking the sea.Havent been back to Tulum since.If they are there I will bet they are at least 100 bucks a night

If you were in Tulum in 1992, don't go back there. You'll be very disapointed. The place has changed so much in the intervening years that it's unrecognizable. I first went in 1991 and loved it. A few years ago I revisited and was really shocked at how touristy it has become. I stayed for one night and got the hell out the next morning. It's as touristy as Playa Del Carmen has become, only with a different type of tourist (backpackers vs. all inclusives).

It's a tourist trap with way too many gringos there. There are many other unspoiled places worth visiting in Yucatán.

Los Gatos is now Diamonte K, an upscale cabana camp with a very different feel than the old scene at Los Gatos. Tulum has changed alot, but the one place that has stayed the same is 'Los Arricifes' just south of Maya Tulum (which was the old 'Osho oasis'). Los Arricifes still has sand floor thatched roof cabanas, a wide beach, hammocks between the palms and cheap food. It's now getting encroached by more upscale eco-chic type camps, but the old Tulum is still there if you look hard. Don Armando's camp is still there with a different name and has deteriorated a lot since the early 90's when it was 'the place' to hang out in Tulum. Once they paved the road south of Los Gatos, the changes came really quickly. I remember moonlit strolls on the old pot-holed road under the stars, watching firelies and lightening in the distance, and the only 'traffic' was the crabs making their nightly migration from the sand to the jungle. Now there is electricity, beach lamps, a constant stream of cars along the road and the beach zone is continuing to extend further south. I saw jaguar tracks on the beach south of Cabanas Tulum when that was the end of 'civilization' in the 80's - there's clearly no chance of that now. The one positive thing is the food has gotten dramatically better with a lot more options for beachside eating. And it's a lot easier to find a kayak. And it was pretty miserable down there in the height of hurricane season, but now is much more tolerable with the newer accomodations.

there is a stunning picture of the Temples of Tulum on the Escapism Travel Magazine website. You can see it by going here and clicking the Full Screen option

http://issuu.com/escapism/docs/escapism/127