This archaeological zone located 10 kilometers south of Tekax. The mayan city of Chacmultun has been famous since the end of XIX century when Austrian explorer Toebert Maler arrived in the region.

Although surveys, blue prints, and descriptions were done at the time the site was not well-known until the 1970's. In this year Juan Enrique Palacios wrote an extensive article about the site in The Enciclopedia Yucatense.

The site's true name is unknown but the name Chacmultun was coined because of the color of the stones that cover the walls. The archaeologist Antonio Benavides remarked, "Chacmultun is big site, its heart or nuclear part covers approximately one square kilometer. There are four main groups of buildings: Chacmultun, Cabalpak, Xethpol and the Centre. The first three groups were built on top of small hills that are a characteristic of the region. Among these three groups exists a small valley to the north, in which the central group was erected. A ball court is the highlight of the Central region.

In the visit to the different building groups we find the Xethpol group, buildings of the early Puuc style of the VI century. In the complex known as Cabalpak, by the south side of site, there is also significant influence of the puuc style. Finally, in the Chacmultun group we find examples of rock mosaics forming symbolic figures, typical manifestation of the moments of greatest splendor of the puuc.

The site shows an occupation since the late pre-classic period, between the III century B.C. and the IV century A.C. Also there seems to be certain links with the Peten Sites, such as the altar of sacrifices at Uaxactun. Furthermore, the network connected to Chacmultun extends a great distance to places where access to volcanic materials such as obsidian could be gained. Such materials could have come from as far away as Tuxtlas (veracruz, Mexico) or the highlands of Guatemala. To another extent objects found at the site are associated with the sea and snail shells. Therefore, it has been theorized that commerce in Chacmultun was connected with with the peninsular coast from Jaina to Tulum, Mexico.

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