
Grupo del Norte
Estructura
A Catholic temple was erected in the North Group of the archaeological zone. This group is composed of three quadrangles that communicate through corridors -the church was built on one of them. The rooms that close the interior spaces do not have bases or platforms, so its spatial organization allows a particular privacy. The ornamentation consists, in its majority, of flattened walls that finish, in the superior part, with designs of fretwork. In this part of the area there are some mural paintings.
Mural of the Wild Turkey: It is located on the lintel of Patio A of the North Group. It is a very common galliform figure, which appears on the left side of a building and is shown in profile. It wears a headdress and the body does not exist, so the tail and legs were not drawn either. However, the silhouette of the head can be accurately distinguished.
North Group Mural, Patio A, West Lintel: This figure represents a character in profile. He wears a headdress and face painting; on the nape of the neck there are two feathers and two concentric circles in front of the headdress, which are held with a tie made up of short and long feathers. The face has striped designs, the teeth end in a point and a cylindrical object protrudes from the lower lip. With one hand she holds an element composed of oval shapes.
Mural in Patio A, West Lintel (2): Anthropomorphic character in profile. On the head there are some traces that suggest a headdress, on the back of which there are feathers of different sizes; behind one of the feet there are three concentric circles and one more in front of its knee.
Mural in Patio A, West Lintel (3): Anthropomorphic character in profile, with facial paint covering his face, except around the nose. His mouth is open showing his teeth.
Rear view of the North Group: During the Spanish evangelization a church dedicated to San Pablo Evangelista was erected, and one of the walls of the pre-Hispanic construction served as a wall.
Building 5: Most of its decoration consists of flattened walls topped (approximately one third) with fretwork designs.
