Santa Rosa (Mesoamerican site)

Santa Rosa is a pre-Columbian archaeological site previously located along the Grijalva River in the current state of Chiapas, Mexico in the Chapatengo-Chejel subdistrict.

[5] Settlements directly affiliated with the center have been located from the Angostura Canyon, clear down to the Guatemalan border as evidenced by dominant Santa Rosa pottery types found in the region.

[6][7] Between the large center of Chiapa de Corzo further downstream, and the Guatemalan border, Santa Rosa was the largest Preclassic site along the Grijalva River.

For one, as is evidenced by the unusual layout of the site, as well as the lack of certain Mayan ceramic types, it is suggested that Santa Rosa actively resisted outside cultural influences.

During this time, habitation was light with pottery types showing an affiliation with Chiapa de Corzo downstream, and La Venta in the Gulf Coast area.

During the Protoclassic from 100 BCE to 200 CE, Santa Rosa experienced massive growth in importance and size, similar to developments elsewhere in Mesoamerica such as at Chiapa de Corzo, and Kaminaljuyu in the Guatemalan Highlands.

[22][23] During this period, strong Santa Rosa influences are present from the Angostura Canyon on the north, to the Guatemalan Border on the south.

[6]Starting around 200 CE, Santa Rosa and the Central Chiapas Depression as a whole begins to experience a considerable population decline.