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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A region extending south and east from central Mexico to include parts of Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In pre-Columbian times it was inhabited by diverse civilizations, including the Maya and the Olmec.
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- proper noun A
pre-Columbian culturalregion extending from the southern part ofMexico to an area that comprises some parts of the countries ofCentral America
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Examples
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The most extensive documentation for the native historical tradition in Mesoamerica comes from the Valley of Mexico and surrounding area.
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The most extensive documentation for the native historical tradition in Mesoamerica comes from the Valley of Mexico and surrounding area.
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The Tecpan of Ocomo: largest indigenous palace in Mesoamerica by
The Tecpan of Ocomo: largest indigenous palace in Mesoamerica 2009
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These proportions form the basis for Teuchitlán's formal circular architecture which is unique not only in Mesoamerica, but in the entire world.
Guachimontones: unearthing a lost world near Teuchitlan, Jalisco 2009
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Many archaeologists and anthropologists agree that the name given to an energy worshiped in Mesoamerica was Mother Tonatzin, who represented the Earth Mother Gatlaxepeuh, a Náhuatl word, the language spoken in this part of the world before the Spaniards came.
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The Tecpan of Ocomo: largest indigenous palace in Mesoamerica: Mexico History
The Tecpan of Ocomo: largest indigenous palace in Mesoamerica 2009
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The Tecpan of Ocomo: largest indigenous palace in Mesoamerica by
Yaqui in exile: the grim history of Mexico's San Marcos train station 2009
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These proportions form the basis for Teuchitlán's formal circular architecture which is unique not only in Mesoamerica, but in the entire world.
Guachimontones: unearthing a lost world near Teuchitlan, Jalisco 2009
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The Tecpan of Ocomo: largest indigenous palace in Mesoamerica
Jalisco State resource page: tequila, mariachis and so much more 2009
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Many archaeologists and anthropologists agree that the name given to an energy worshiped in Mesoamerica was Mother Tonatzin, who represented the Earth Mother Gatlaxepeuh, a Náhuatl word, the language spoken in this part of the world before the Spaniards came.
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