page_title: Comalcalco (archaeological site)
section_title: Location
hierarchical_section_title: Comalcalco (archaeological site) / Location
caption_attribution_description: English: A map of the eastern classical Maya polities, with Comalcalco bolded
context_page_description: Comalcalco is an ancient Mayan 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. It is the only major Maya city built with bricks rather than limestone masonry and was the westernmost city of the Mayan civilisation. Covering an area of 7 km², 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. The city was a center of the Chontal Maya people.
context_section_description: Located in the Chontalpa region on an extensive alluvial plain once covered by low evergreen rainforest interspersed with mangrove swamps, Comalcalco lies2 km (1.2 mi) west of the modern city of Comalcalco on a small rise surrounded by lowlands. It is 51 km (32 mi) from the city of Villahermosa, and approximately 100 mi (160 km) north of Palenque. Before modern times the important Mezcalapa River flowed 900 m (3,000 ft) east of the main buildings in the site.
caption: Comalcalco's location in relation to other eastern Maya cities
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