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Culture Areas of Middle and South America Culture Areas of Middle and South America
Mesoamerica Mesoamerica
Oaxaca Plateau,  Mexico Oaxaca Plateau,  Mexico

Mesoamerica

The Mesoamerica culture area encompasses central and southern Mexico and most of Central America. Many complex societies developed in this region, including the Olmec, Zapotec, Teotihuacán, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec cultures. This series of maps shows the areas these cultures occupied over time.
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Native Americans of Middle and South America; Mesoamerica
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