ðə tˈaʊn hɐz ɐ mˈeɪn dˈɑːk ˈɛɹiə, wɪð smˈɔːl nˈæɹoʊ bˈoʊts kˈɔːld “lˈæntʃəz” tə fˈɛɹi vˈɪzɪɾɚz tə ðɪ ˌɑːɹkɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈaɪt twˈɛnti fˈaɪv kˌeɪˈɛm dˌaʊnɹˈɪvɚ, æz wˈɛl æz tə ɡwˌɑːɾɪmˈɑːlə əkɹˌɑːs ðə ɹˈɪvɚ.
The town has a main dock area, with small narrow boats called “lanchas” to ferry visitors to the archeological site 25 km downriver, as well as to Guatemala across the river.