"Cuajilote" is the name of a tree that is in abundance in the Totonac region which is known as Chote. Cultural Significance Totonac This site is one of at least six archaeological sites are located in the area known as Filobobos, in the central portion of the Rio Nautla. Because of the topography, streams have shaped a relief of small valleys with deep fertile soils, on the other hand favored the establishment of a communication path between central Mexico and Gulf Coast. Cuajilote is located in the vicinity of the present city of Tlapacoyan, that by the Late Post Classic altepetl was a tributary of the Triple Alliance, receiving large amounts of products among which bird feathers. Most likely the whole area has played a similar role in the past, inserted in commercial routes dominated over time by Teotihuacan and Toltec. Chronology: 2000. 800 C. d.C. Location main chronological: Classic, 200-800 d.

Archeologists speculate that Filo Bobos was the centre of an as yet unknown Mesoamerican civilization, which provided an important trade link between the Gulf coast, its environs and the central valleys.
El Cuajilote is an impressive site, with platforms and pyramids arranged around a rectangular central plaza measuring 31,500 square metres. The surrounding buildings appear to be a series of temples dedicated to a fertility cult: a monolithic, phallic stele more than two meters tall and oriented to the stars stands in the middle of the plaza, and at Shrine A4 more than 1500 other phallic figurines were found, though none remains at the site today. You can also make out a ball-court and some sculptures, including one of a giant frog it’s speculated that this may also be a fertility symbol.

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Check locally about access, as new roads and facilities are being built, but expect to walk at least part of the way; you should be able to arrange a tour from El Encanto, but contact one of the camps there in advance if you want to be sure.

To access the site by land is part of the population of Tlapacoyan, Veracruz, on the road to Plan de Arroyos. Approximately 11 km., It is the congregation of Santiago, from which a ridge walk is crossed, towards the river. From the archaeological site of Vega de la Peña you can also access Cuajilote walk, since they are separated only by 2.5 Km., Away. Starting from Tlapacoyan come to Santiago to a steep slope, the place called "Seven Turns" or even "Rancho Nuevo" passing by the Salto del "Guapotes" to reach the archaeological site Cuajilote. Visitors can reach the site by public transport.