It is notable as one of the few Maya communities that maintained their independence through the early phases of Spanish control over Mesoamerica.
The site of Zacpeten occupies a peninsula on Lake Salpeten in the Petén Department of northern Guatemala.
The main Zacpeten settlement has a defensive wall with 2 parapets and a moat located at the northern end of the peninsula where it meets the mainland.
[5] Group B was built upon the northern section of the peninsula;[2] it includes a possible Late Classic twin-pyramid complex.
[6] Group C was a Late Postclassic ceremonial complex;[7] it was built upon a hill occupying the southern portion of the peninsula.
This specific variant appears at central Petén Basin sites including Topoxte and Muralla de Leon.