Valeriana (archaeological site)
[2] The city layout pattern and architecture of Valeriana matches that of the Chactún-Tamchen area to the southeast of the site.[2] The city contains multiple plazas, temple pyramids, a ballgame court, and a dammed reservoir.[4] Additionally, researchers believe that Valeriana's social structure and urban density may indicate a highly diverse, organised society in which its residents regularly interacted with their rural neighbours.However, it being expensive, these researchers used preexisting Lidar data from a 2013 forest monitoring project by the Mexican branch of The Nature Conservancy.[3][6] The researchers plan further fieldwork,[6] describing the ruins as "hidden in plain sight" only a 15-minute walk from Federal Highway 186 near Xpujil and cultivated farmland.