Researchers believe it to be the tomb of a high priest.
There are pillars with masks of the rain god found at the base of the pyramid. Several tombs with rich offerings of precious stones and copper have been found inside the shaft. The weath of the objects found inside one of the tombs led its discoverer Edward Thompson to believe that this was the tomb of a great Mayan priest. The City of the Wise Men of the Water . All About the Mayas .