Comalcalco is a Classic Maya site in the state of Tabasco, Mexico. The ruins are located about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the Gulf Coast of Mexico, and about 60 km (40 mi) northwest from Villahermosa, capital of the state. The city, whose Maya name was Joy Chan (Surrounded Sky), was inhabited from the Preclassic to the Terminal Classic period, and reached its apogee between the 6th and 9th century AD.
Comalcalco is the westernmost of the Maya sites, and lays in the Chontalpa, a region famous in Precolumbian and Colonial times for growing cacao, as well as for its trade routes and wealthy merchants.
This Walking Tour of Comalcalco illustrates the principal buildings and features of this little-known but well-preserved archaeological site.
- Guide to the Maya Civilization
- Mesoamerican Timeline
