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The continents of north and south america were discovered by the european civilizations in the late 15th century ad but people from asia arrived in the americas at least 15000 years ago. They have pioneered distinctive features of mesoamerican civilization stepped pyramids the production of beautiful ceremonial objects priestly authority a complex pantheon of gods and the mysterious ball game arenas.

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300 to 900 the maya civilization boasted hundreds of cities across a vast swath of central america.
The maya are an indigenous people of mexico and central america who have continuously inhabited the lands comprising modern day yucatan quintana roo campeche tabasco and chiapas in mexico and southward through guatemala belize el salvador and honduras.
The olmec have expanded their cultural influence over a large area of mesoamerica.

The ancient inca civilization is one of the many cultures in south america.
You can see the rough outline here on this map of where the mayan civilization occurred.
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Mayan ruins and sites marking the mayas fascinating ancient civilization and culture dot the central america countryside in belize mexico and guatemala.
Mayan civilization and culture.
The ancient inca civilization is one of the many cultures in south america.

Ancient maya civilization.
Now archeological sites these.
What is happening in mexico and central america in 500bce.

Map of the maya world in its heyday from about ad.
The maya civilization developed within the mesoamerican cultural area which covers a region that spreads from northern mexico southwards into central america.
The maya is a mesoamerican civilization noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre columbian americas as well as for its art architecture and mathematical and astronomical systems.

The ancient mayas did not constitute a homogeneous group but rather a collection of ethnicities with distinct languages customs and historic realities but who share features which allow us to integrate them in a cultural unity.
You can see it has the yucatan peninsula in the north the sierra madre mountains in the south and it covers regions of modern day southeast mexico guatemala belize western honduras and el salvador.
While mayan civilization and culture date back well into bc times many mayan ruins and sites were only recently discovered and have yet to be excavated.

In a vast and rich region of america the maya people created one of the most original and grandiose ancient civilizations.
By the 15th century many american civilizations had come and gone long before but many were still vast and thriving.
The designation maya comes from the ancient yucatan city of mayapan the last capital of a mayan kingdom in the post classic period.

Mesoamerica was one of six cradles of civilization worldwide.