We head down in search of the right ground for the excavations. As a reminder, the right ground is when we reach the bedrock on which Tulum stands. Sometimes, as you can see, we have to go quite a long way down.
The final steps to reach the bedrock cannot be done with a backhoe—there are too many crevices—so the soil must be removed by hand with a shovel, and then everything must be filled in with cyclopean concrete.
It takes a lot of time, and the cost of this meticulous work—in terms of both time and materials—is significant. This explains why most construction companies in Tulum tend to take a more “superficial” approach.
