Archaeoastronomical research has tentatively identified crucial alignments from structures in the administrative center of the city that reflect primordial measurements that underlay development of the Maya calendar.
In 2002, Chocola ran for the U.S. House, defeating former Democratic congresswoman Jill Long Thompson.
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In 2004, Chocola defeated Democrat Joe Donnelly by a 54-45 margin with 259,355 votes cast, in an election where Bush received 56 percent of the district's vote.