Comalcalco

Comalcalco is an ancient Maya archaeological site in the State of Tabasco, Mexico, adjacent to the modern city of Comalcalco and near the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico [1]. It is the only major Maya city built with bricks rather than limestone masonry and was the westernmost city of the Maya civilisation [1]. Covering an area of 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi), Comalcalco was founded in the Late Classic period and may have been a satellite or colony of Palenque based on architectural similarities between the two [1]. The city was a center of the Chontal Maya people [1].