Itzamkanac

Itzamkanac was the capital of Acalan, a Chontal Maya province in the river and lagoon country of southern Campeche. Its houses and temples stood on the banks of the Candelaria River, and the city joined inland communities to canoe routes through rivers, wetlands and lagoons. Acalan's merchants traded cacao, cotton and salt across the lowlands. In 1525 Hernán Cortés passed through Acalan on his march to Honduras, and he hanged the Mexica ruler Cuauhtémoc in Acalan on charges of plotting against the Spaniards.