In fact, they're seen as the earliest rulers in Mesoamerica.

事实上，他们被视为中美洲最早的统治者。

The heads are among the most famous art from ancient Mesoamerica.

这些头像是古代中美洲最著名的艺术品之一。

The Maya have been called by some the greatest artists in Mesoamerica.

中美洲一些伟大的艺术家称其为玛雅人。

No different than in the 1400s, the Conquistadors had seen this in Mesoamerica.

与 15 世纪没有什么不同，征服者在中美洲看到了这一点。

It's no wonder that the city became Mesoamerica's most successful.

难怪这座城市会成为中美洲最成功的城市。

Anyway, before they became popular in the rest of the world, they were cultivated in Mesoamerica for thousands of years.

总之，在牛油果风靡世界其他地方前，它们已在中美洲被种植上千年。

She is editor of the book “Chocolate in Mesoamerica.”

她是《中美洲的巧克力》一书的编辑。

The Aztecs ruled a large swath of Mesoamerica from the 14th century until 1521.

从 14 世纪到 1521 年，阿兹特克人统治着中美洲的大片地区。

Writing was then independently invented just four (proven) times, in Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and Mesoamerica.

文字仅在美索不达米亚、埃及、中国和中美洲独立发明了四次（已被证实）。

In precolonial times, the use and value of chilli peppers had diversified in Mesoamerica, just as much as the fruit itself.

在前殖民时代，辣椒的用途和价值在中美洲已经多样化，就像水果本身一样。

Until then, chocolate only existed in Mesoamerica in a form quite different from what we know.

在那之前，巧克力只以一种与我们所知道的完全不同的形式存在于中美洲。

As they are, we add more pieces to the puzzle and improve our understanding of the Maya, the ancient builders of Mesoamerica.

正因不断的发掘，我们的拼图碎片数量增多，也加强了我们对玛雅文明、对中美洲古建筑的了解。

The Olmecs also were probably the first people to introduce the slingshot to Mesoamerica.

奥尔梅克人也可能是第一批将弹弓引入中美洲的人。

So the Aztecs weren’t the first impressive polity in Mesoamerica, that honor would go to the Olmecs or the Mayans.

所以阿兹特克人并不是中美洲第一个令人印象深刻的政体，这一荣誉将属于奥尔梅克人或玛雅人。

The Olmecs made many contributions to Mesoamerica that influenced later cultures and the world.

奥尔梅克人对中美洲做出了许多贡献，影响了后来的文化和世界。

In the early 1500s, tomatoes, along with chocolate, potatoes, vanilla, gold, and enslaved people were taken from Mexico and other parts of Mesoamerica and brought to Spain.

在16世纪早期，西红柿，还有巧克力，土豆，香草，黄金以及奴隶一同从墨西哥以及中美洲其他地区运往西班牙。

The city was filled with art, statues, and magnificent buildings, all demonstrating how San Lorenzo was probably unequaled in Mesoamerica at the time.

这座城市充满了艺术、雕像和宏伟的建筑，所有这些都表明圣洛伦索在当时的中美洲可能是无与伦比的。

Village life began in Mesoamerica around 2000 BCE, leading to the Olmecs' rise by starting a natural increase in complex cultural and societal structures.

乡村生活始于公元前 2000 年左右的中美洲，通过开始自然增长的复杂文化和社会结构， 导致了奥尔梅克人的崛起。

13th century, Mesoamerica, which is the south central area of Mexico, Aztecs, Lake Texcoco, 300 years later, population in the millions, the capital city's name, and central Mexico.

13世纪，中美洲，即墨西哥中南部地区，阿兹台克人，特斯科科湖，300年后，百万人口，首都的名字，以及墨西哥中部。

Location, location, location: The Olmecs were able to build the first long-distance trade network in Mesoamerica mainly due to their location.

位置，位置，位置：奥尔梅克人之所以能够在中美洲建立第一个长途贸易网络，主要是因为他们的位置。