Kʼatepan
[2] The site consists of a small temple plaza in front of two large terraces set against a mountainside, accessed by broad stairways.Recinos considered Kʼatepan to be the most important ceremonial site in the northern Sierra de los Cuchumatanes mountains.[2] A substantial portion of the southeastern corner of the temple has collapsed, revealing a substructure with finely cut stonework, perhaps belonging to its stairway.[6] Tradition holds that Kʼatepan was the home of the Tzapaluta people,[9] the local name for the Tojolabal,[6] and the former name of La Trinitaria in Chiapas, in neighbouring Mexico.Originally these pilgrimages were to K'atepan, but in recent times the focus has moved across the valley to San Mateo, the neighbouring ruins of Wajxaklajun, and the local salt springs.
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