Hochob

Hochob, meaning 'place of the corncobs' in Maya, is an archaeological site in Campeche, Mexico, built on a natural hill elevated roughly 30 metres above the surrounding terrain. Occupied from approximately 100 AD to 1100 AD with its peak between 750 and 900 AD, the site exemplifies the Chenes architectural style. Its facades display elaborately carved stone masks of the deity Itzamna, whose open jaws frame building entrances. Structure II features one of the best-preserved zoomorphic doorways in the Chenes region. The site was first reported by explorer Teobert Maler, who visited in 1887 and published photographs in Globus magazine in 1895.