Unlike the Maya, Mesoamerica's other pre-Columbian ... To begin with, the mighty Aztec sustained their empire—the triple alliance of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan—for less than a century ...

Between 1345 and 1521 C.E., the Aztec Empire flourished in what is now central ... period (2500 to 900 B.C.) in societies such as the Maya. The Pochteca were based in the valley of Mexico.

Long before more famous empires such as the Maya ... clues about just how influential the Olmec were to the later Maya and Aztec world. Producer & narrator: Howard Timerblake Iceland is one ...