 The nearby village of San José, on the shore of Lake Petén Itzá, is one of the last Itzá communities in Petén.The full extent of occupation and activity in the Motul de San José area is not well understood for the Postclassic Period.It is known that there was a moderate occupation of the area during the Early Postclassic period, between AD 1000 and AD 1250.