The site name is of Nahuatl origin and means "the place of the rain." Cultural Significance This settlement of the coastal plain of Veracruz data Epiclassic period, when the settlement of the previous period Totonacs lose strength and weakening effect of Teotihuacan. A consequence of this the inhabitants of the ancient settlements gather in small towns with moderate extensions of territory. Quiahuiztlán suffered two invasions in the Post Classic, the first of the Toltecs and later by the Mexica, of those who remain subject to the time of Spanish contact. Quiahuiztlán settlement close to the point where Hernán Cortés founded the Villa Rica de la Veracruz, was the place where an alliance between the Totonac and Spanish peoples was concluded Tenochca to conquer the empire. Chronology: 800 d. C. to colonial times. Location chronological principal: Posclásico, 900-1521 d.

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Coastal Highway Cardel-Nautla (Federal No. 180) is taken; It is the Farallon-Tinajitas, offset leading to the town of Los Metates. East of this town is the area. Visitors can reach the site by public transport.