Mesoamerica
historical region and cultural area in southern North America and most of Central America
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Summary
Mesoamerica is a cultural superarea[1]. Mesoamerica draws 15,754 Wikipedia views per month (cultural superarea category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Mexico[3], Guatemala[4]
- Instance of: cultural region[5], region[6], concept[7], historical region[8]
- Part of: North America[9], Central America[10]
- Commons category: Mesoamerica[11]
- Start time: 2500 BC[12]
- End time: 1521[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mesoamerica[14]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Mesoamerica[15]
- Described by source: ¡Mesoamérica Resiste![16]
- Geography of topic: geography of Mesoamerica[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mesoamerica[19], WikiProject Central America[20], WikiProject Indigenous peoples of the Americas[21], WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America[22], WikiProject Mexico[23], WikiProject Belize[24], WikiProject Guatemala[25], WikiProject Nicaragua[26], WikiProject Costa Rica[27], WikiProject Honduras[28], WikiProject El Salvador[29], WikiProject North America[30], WikiProject Latin America[31], WikiProject Anthropology[32]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Mesoamerica[33]
Why It Matters
Mesoamerica has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Mesoamerica is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]