Tenam Puente

Tenam Puente is a Maya archaeological site in the eastern Chiapas Highlands, 12 km south of Comitan, Mexico, strategically positioned to control trade routes between the highlands, Lacandon jungle, and Gulf Coast. Occupied from the Late Preclassic (300 BC) through the Terminal Classic, with most visible structures dating to the Late Classic period (600-900 AD), the site was abandoned around 1200 AD. It comprises over 60 structures across five terraces covering approximately 30 hectares, including three ball courts -- unusually many for a Maya site. Buildings were constructed from precisely cut limestone blocks assembled without mortar and finished with stucco. A stela at the site has been dated to October 9, 790 AD.