Though city layouts evolved as nature dictated, careful attention was placed on the directional orientation of temples and observatories so that they were constructed in accordance with Maya interpretation of the orbits of the stars.
Aínda que a cidade se dispuxese no terreo na forma en que a natureza ditara, púñase coidadosa atención á orientación direccional dos templos e observatorios para que fosen construídos de acordo coa interpretación maia das órbitas das estrelas.