GUATEMALA HISTORY PRE-COLUMBIAN Whilst the first evidence of human settlement dates back to some 12,000BC, the main players in the country’s Pre-Columbian history were the Mayans, with the height of their power here being between 300 and 900AD, with most of their cities being abandoned by the end of the same period. POST-CONQUEST By the time Spanish conquerors arrived in […]
BELIZE – HISTORY
BELIZE HISTORY PRE-COLUMBIAN The first people known to have inhabited the land now known as Belize were a few scattered bands of hunters and foragers back in 2500BC, with the first Mayans taking over in 1000BC, building impressive cities all over. Amongst these were the powerful cities of Xunantunich, Altun Ha and Caracol. POST-CONQUEST Unlike like what had happened in […]
MEXICO – HISTORY
MEXICO HISTORY POLITICAL The first evidence of inhabitation dates back to around 8000BC; with agriculture being key to thousands of years’ worth of development. This formed the basis of the first villages in Mesoamerica, with the Olmecs settling along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico at around 1200BC. Whilst co-existing with other empires such as the Teotihucanos, by 500BC, […]