With a vibrant culture spanning thousands of years, it's believed that the Maya settled in villages and engaged in agriculture as early as 1500 BC.
The Mayans were a patchwork of independent city-states that shared a common culture. With a vibrant culture spanning thousands of years, it's believed that the Maya settled in villages and engaged in agriculture as early as 1500 BC. At its peak, the Mayan civilization included 40 cities with populations between 5,000 and 50,000!