CyArk's involvement with Chav&iacuten de Huntar began in 2005 when a research group from University of California, Berkeley traveled to Chav&iacuten to document the archaeological site with LiDAR. This expedition was meant to supplement research conducted under John Rick at Stanford University. The data produced in this expedition, currently hosted by CyArk, became a foundation for executing a conservation plan for the site. The venture was funded jointly by Stanford University and the Kacyra Family Foundation. With changing and more intensive El Ni&ntildeo weather patterns, Chav&iacuten has been under risk of flood erosion.  In 2017 CyArk returned to Chav&iacuten to document the site's canals and the adjoining river bed to assist ongoing conservation efforts. LiDAR and photogrammetic documentation was completed over the principal structures.