Geography of Mesoamerica

peninsula in Central America

Popocatépetl ( , , ; ) is an active stratovolcano located in the states of Puebla, Morelos, and Mexico in central Mexico. It lies in the eastern half of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. At it is the second highest peak in Mexico, after Citlaltépetl (Pico de Orizaba) at . Popocatépetl is ranked 89th by prominence.

Cozumel (; ) is an island and municipality in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen. It is separated from the mainland by the Cozumel Channel and is close to the Yucatán Channel. The municipality is part of the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Iztaccíhuatl or Ixtaccíhuatl (both forms also spelled without the accent) ( or, as spelled with the x, ) is a dormant volcanic mountain in Mexico located on the border between the State of Mexico and Puebla within Izta-Popo Zoquiapan National Park. It is the nation's third highest, after Pico de Orizaba at , and Popocatépetl at .

shortest distance between the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Ocean

former natural lake formation within the Valley of Mexico

arid-to-semiarid plateau across northern and central Mexico

lake

river in México and Guatemala

highlands plateau in central Mexico

island of Quintana Roo, Mexico

mountain range

mountain in Central America

mountain range

river in Guatemala

river in Mexico

lake

river of Central America

river in Mexico

The Bajío (the Lowlands) is a cultural and geographical region within the central Mexican plateau which roughly spans from northwest of Mexico City to the main silver mines in the northern-central part of the country. This includes (from south to north) the states of Querétaro, Guanajuato, parts of Jalisco (Centro, Los Altos de Jalisco), Aguascalientes and parts of Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí and Michoacán.

island

mountain range in Guatemala

river in Mexico

Soconusco is a region in the southwest corner of the state of Chiapas in southeastern Mexico along its border with Guatemala. It is a narrow strip of land wedged between the Sierra Madre de Chiapas mountains and the Pacific Ocean. It is the southernmost part of the Chiapas coast extending south from the Ulapa River to the Suchiate River, distinguished by its history and economic production. Abundant moisture and volcanic soil has always made it rich for agriculture, contributing to the flowering of the Mokaya and Olmec cultures, which were based on Theobroma cacao and rubber of Castilla elasti

geographical region of Mesoamerica

river in Honduras

mountain range

river in Guatemala

Ajusco is a lava dome volcano located just south of Mexico City, Mexico, in the Tlalpan borough of the city. It is the highest point in the city.

lake in Sayaxché, Petén Department, Guatemala

alt=|thumb|300x300px|Map of La Huasteca in Mexico.

thumb|Major sites of the Puuc style (black), Chenes style (green) and transitional styles (blue)right|thumb|Puuc building at Xculoc, Campeche, as drawn by [[Frederick Catherwood, 1841 ]] right|thumb|Ruins of the Palace of Sayil. thumb|Decoration of Codz Poop at Kabáh. thumb|Detail of building in the Nunnery Quadrangle in Uxmal. Puuc is the name of a region in the Mexican state of Yucatán and a Maya architectural style prevalent in that region. The word puuc is derived from the Maya term for "hill". Since the Yucatán is relatively flat, this term was extended to encompass the large karstic rang

mountain range

river in northern Belize

valley in Mexico

river in Guatemala

island

mountain in State of México, Mexico

western coastline of Mexico

volcano in Mexico

river in Mexico

socio-cultural region of Southern Mexico

national park in Guatemala

lake in Mexico

valley of Mexico

sprachbund containing many of the languages natively spoken in the cultural area of Mesoamerica

Mesoamerican empire

tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico

river in Guatemala

river in Guatemala

upland region in southern Guatemala, lying between the Sierra Madre de Chiapas to the south and the Petén lowlands to the north; made up of a series of high valleys enclosed by mountains

river in Guatemala

river in Guatemala

home of the Olmec culture in south east Mexico

lake in Mexico

river in Guatemala and Mexico

term used in Latin America

mountainous formation in Oaxaca, Mexico

region in the state of Michocán, Mexico

stream in Cortés Department, Honduras