▁ ▁After ▁K elle y ▁research , ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁abandoned ▁by ▁the ▁authorities ▁for ▁ 4 0 ▁years , ▁with ▁the ▁consequ ent ▁destruction ▁and ▁lo oting ▁by ▁professional ▁deal ers ▁of ▁arch ae ological ▁pieces . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁few ▁sp or adic ▁investig ations . ▁ ▁The ▁Site ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁has ▁traces ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁human ▁groups ▁occupation ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁a ▁nom ad ▁group ▁that ▁inhab ited ▁the ▁site ▁originally ▁and ▁a ▁second ▁group , ▁sed ent ary , ▁that ▁built ▁the ▁larger ▁structures ▁on ▁the ▁hill . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁occupation ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁Chal chi h uit es ▁culture , ▁that ▁had ▁its ▁most ▁important ▁site ▁in ▁Alt av ista ▁in ▁the ▁Z ac ate cas ▁state , ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁branch ▁called ▁Gu ad iana , ▁that ▁reached ▁up ▁to ▁El ▁Z ape , ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁The ▁cultural ▁group ▁that ▁inhab ited ▁La ▁Fer rer ía ▁basically ▁subs isted ▁far ming ▁corn , ▁be ans ▁and ▁squ ash , ▁and ▁were ▁h unter - g ather ers . ▁ ▁Struct ures ▁There ▁are ▁important ▁arch ae ological ▁complex es , ▁among ▁them : ▁circular ▁rit ual ▁spaces , ▁eastern ▁py ram idal ▁structure , ▁ball game ▁court , ▁columns ▁and ▁sun ken ▁p ati os . ▁ ▁Casa ▁de ▁la ▁estruct uras ▁es cal on adas ▁The ▁“ ste pped ▁structures ▁house ” ▁Is ▁a ▁small ▁set ▁with