Map showing Approximate Areas of Mexico where the Aztecs and the Maya lived (foto L Covarrubias, Fischgrund Ediciones de Arte) Logo Mexicolore. (foto Idem) The Aztecs and the Maya Where do the Aztecs and Maya Live Today, and Where did they Live in the Past? The people who are known as the ‘Aztecs’ and ‘Maya’ live in Mexico and Central America today, and lived in the same areas in the past. The Aztec political centre was present day Mexico City and the land around it. This is where the Aztec Empire was based. We call the area the ‘Basin of Mexico’ or ‘Valley of Mexico’ because Mexico City and the land around it form A large valley (or basin) surrounded by high mountains. In the past, the rivers that ran down the mountains formed A huge lake in the valley, called Lake Texcoco, and the Aztecs built their main city on an island in this lake. Not much of the lake remains today because Mexico City was built on it. Maya Civilisation was spread out across the Yucatan Peninsula, this includes the Mexican States of Campeche, Yucatan, Quintano Roo and part of Tabasco, and includes Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras and … Meer lezen over Elizabeth Graham – The Aztecs and the Maya