Abstract
This chapter proposes that a highly mobile population, principally traders who were able to arrive at the site by land or by sea, inhabited the commercial port of Xcambo. All the studies on the distribution pattern and on materials likewise indicate that during the Early Classic period there was a strong flow of materials to Xcambo from distant lands, principally from the Guatemalan Peten and from the region of Belize; however during the Late Classic period the layout of the settlement changes, as seen in the structures and movement of trade goods. The materials at the site become more diverse and numerous, and the population size increases. There is an obvious presence of goods from the Gulf Coast and southern Maya area. These data allow us to consolidate the hypothesis that Xcambo was fundamentally a commercial center.
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