Maya geography and culture

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Maya vs Mayan

Maya is a modern term from outsiders with common cultural and linguistic heritage. Over 30 Mayan languages

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Places where Maya are

Mexican states of Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan, Quintana Roo; Belize and Guatamala; Part Honduras and El Salvador

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3 Maya zones

South- pacific coastal plain, center- highlands, north- lowlands

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Pacific coastal plain

Rivers and volcanic soils, coastal mangroves and inland rainforest now deforested, some of earliest permanent Mesoamerican settlements

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Highlands

Mountains and valleys, evergreen and deciduous forest. Southern highlands fertile soil but frequent earthquakes, obsidian quarries. Northern highlands mineral deposits, jade, rainforest, quetzal feathers.

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Lowlands

Largest part of Maya area. Rainfall decreases south to north. Southern lowlands: ropical rainforests, short dry season. Northern lowlands: driest area, scrub forest, optimal to grow cotton, limestone outcrops and bedrock, caves, only inland water sources cenotes, chultuns were underground cisterns, salt production and marine resources.