Mesoamerica is the name by which the region is designated that covers from approximately half of Mexico to some Central American countries such as El Salvador, Belize, Guatemala and part of Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. This region receives this designation because it is considered the middle (meso in Greek means 'middle') intermediate between North and South America from a technical point of view.
However, the term or denomination of Mesoamerica is used especially to refer to an area not defined by the political limits of the countries in this area, if not by being the area of America in which several important pre-Columbian cultures and civilizations had a seat. before the arrival of the white man (for example the Aztecs, the Mayans, the Olmecs, the Zapotecs and the Mexica among many others). These pre-Columbian societies had some traits in common among all, regardless of whether some were stronger and more centralist than others.
The surface of the area known as Mesoamerica has always been rich in mining but also agricultural resources since the territory is extremely fertile and profitable for planting. Also, being surrounded by sea or ocean water, Mesoamerica has important fishing resources. Today, this region is especially visited by tourists seeking the beautiful beaches and relaxing waters of the Caribbean.
The cultures of the different pre-Columbian societies were those that gave common characteristics to the different societies that settled there. For the most part, these ethnic groups had advanced mathematical and atronomic development, with similar ritual practices (many of which approved of human sacrifice), the warlikeness of their spirits, the social organization and the daily customs that had to do with the performing different types of activities and tasks. In many ways, and despite these societies having been conquered by the Spanish, the roots of these cultures were so strong that many of their elements can be visible today.
