Mesoamerica

Teotihuacán, the biggest Mesoamerican city

Mesoamerica is the region of Mexico and Central America, which extends from the Tropic of Cancer to Costa Rica. The term Mesoamerica is only applied in a historical context, when referring to the precolumbian civilizations of the area. The word Mesoamerica was coined by the German anthropologist Paul Kirchhoff.

Mesoamerican civilizations and peoples include:

• Aztecs
• Mayas
• Mixtecs
• Olmecs
• Tarascans
• Teotihuacán
• Toltecs
• Veracruz Civilization
• Xicallancas
• Zapotecs