What are the Most Common Indigenous People of Central and South America?
The Aztec, Inca, and Maya are the most common indigenous people of Central and South America. The Incas are the original people of Peru. The Mayans and the Aztecs are the first people of Mexico. The Aztec group of indigenous people lived a hunter-gatherer life beginning in 1325 in Mexico. The Aztecs settled the capital Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico City. Many indigenous people of Mexico have some Aztec heritage. The Aztecs domesticated such plants as cocoa, vanilla, tomatoes, maize, tobacco, onions, bananas, squash, and beans, as well as many others. Cocoa beans were prized for making chocolate and were used as early currency. The indigenous Aztecs traded cocoa beans for clothing and tools. Sculpture was important to the Aztecs and most of their sculptures were carved from limestone. Parts of Mexico remain rich in limestone deposits today. The Incan empire started in 1438 BC. The Incas were also called the Tiwantinsuya. Quechua is the Incan language. The Incan people predicted seas
