Chocolá

Chocolá
Modern Village of Chocolá
Shown within Guatemala
LocationSan Pablo Jocopilas, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala
RegionSouthern Maya area
Coordinates14°37′01″N 91°25′42″W / 14.616944°N 91.428333°W / 14.616944; -91.428333
Area2 x 6 km
History
PeriodsPreclassic, Classic
CulturesMaya civilization

Chocolá is a Preclassic Southern Maya site whose developmental emphasis was from c. 1000 BC to AD 200. The site lies within the Southern Maya area.

Chocolá is in the San Pablo Jocopilas municipality in the southern Suchitepéquez Department of Guatemala. A modern village lies on top of and within the ancient site.