View of the House of the Governor from the northern edge of the massive artificial platform that supports it and also provides an open plaza in front of it. The building itself stretches majestically across the horizon, sitting on yet two additional platforms. As can be seen, this building was divided in three sections, with the two flanking, smaller ones originally separated from the central construction by very tall biconvex Maya vaults that once allowed full passage but which were subsequently walled up. The use of this imposing multi-room and obviously important edifice remains unknown. At its foot, archaeologists have located the beginning of a long (18 km) sacbe (ancient Maya road) leading all the way to Kabah and going through the sites of Chetulix and Nohpat. The House of the Governor is oriented towards the general direction followed by this road, which must have once played an important political and/or economical role in the region.