Dr Cooper examines The Olmec of Mesoamerica. Settlers develop corn, bean and squash. Early Olmec culture starts around 1500 BC worshiping the Jaguar. Rubber leads to wide-spread ritualistic sports. By 400 BC, the Olmec elite had declined.
Dr. Jago Cooper examines the Taíno people of the Caribbean dating back to 5000 B.C. The islands' peoples form interconnected cultures. They would be the first native people to meet Columbus in 1492.
Dr. Jago Cooper examines the Chiriquí people of the rugged landscape from Costa Rica down to Panama bounded by empires and the oceans that existed between 800-1500 A.D.
The city of Teotihuacan lies 30 miles NE of Mexico City. About 2000 years ago, it became the dominant settlement in the Basin of Mexico. Its power extended beyond the valley as its army conquered outside resources.