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Mesoamerican religions  

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  • Mesoamerica, the area of Mexico and northern Central America, encompasses a diverse region that developed complex societies. The civilizations of ancient Mesoamerica include Olmec, Teotihuacan, Tula, Mixtec and Zapotec, Maya, and Aztec. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Mesoamerican Religions]

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