The site today is found on top of the hill known as Cerro Palenque (232 meters above sea level), above the town of Santiago, near the confluence of the Ulua, Humuya (Comayagua) and Blanco rivers, and on several hilltops to the north.
The location today is situated on the summit of Cerro Palenque (232 meters above sea level), located above the town of Santiago, near the confluence of the Ulua, Humuya (Comayagua), and Blanco rivers, and on several hilltops to the north.