His ancestors started around 600 BC. in the south and
southeast of Mexico, and expanded into the Petén area, currently Guatemala and Belize (200 BC), with cities such as like Nakbe,El Mirador (which has the tallest pyramid in America), Cival, etc.
Around 300 AD, the well-known Classic Period began.
Maya city-states expanded from southern Mexico to The Savior. They invented
the zero and also writing
logograms.
They were great architects.
They reached their maximum splendor in the eighth century (8th century).
