 The site forms part of the Motul Ecological Park ("Parque Ecológico Motul" in Spanish), which is administered by "Instituto de Antropología e Historia" (IDAEH), the Guatemalan Institute of Anthropology and History), the University of San Carlos of Guatemala (USAC) and the local communities of San José and Nuevo San José.The park covers an area of approximately .Maya cities and kingdoms in the Classic Period were identified in hieroglyphic texts by a distinctive emblem glyph; they are essentially royal titles composed of three distinct parts – the glyphs representing "k'uhul" and "ajau" (meaning "divine" and "lord") followed by the name of the polity this person ruled over.