Balcón de Montezuma, also known as "Balcon del Chiue" is an archaeological site located at the Alta Cumbre ejido, some 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) south of Ciudad Victoria, in the state of Tamaulipas, México. It is situated about one kilometer north of Highway 101, towards San Luis Potosí.
Huastec statue from the Region, 14th–16th centuries
Fig. 1. Approximate routes and dates of the proto-Huastec and other Maya-speaking groups
The Huastec civilization was a pre-Columbian civilization of Mesoamerica, occupying a territory on the Gulf coast of Mexico that included the northern portion of Veracruz state, and neighbouring regions of the states of Hidalgo, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas. The Huastec people were an early offshoot of the Maya peoples that migrated northwards.
Late Postclassic Huastec temple at Castillo de Teayo
Classic period sculpture in the Museum of Anthropology in Xalapa, Veracruz
Early Postclassic life-death figure at the Brooklyn Museum
Approximate routes and dates of the proto-Huastec and other Maya-speaking groups