This work allows readers to explore a lost world, which according to some estimates is still full of mystery. Various peoples and civilizations developed in the vast expanses of Central America, such as the Olmecs, the Mayans, the Toltecs, and the Aztecs, who reached high levels of civilization and, before being destroyed by the Conquistadors, produced high-level primitive forms of art and architecture and excelled in fields such as mathematics and astronomy. With vivid and contemporary text, hundreds of stunning photographs accompanied by detailed explanations, amazing color reproductions, and dozens of drawings from archaeological sites, it provides a detailed overview of everything that has been discovered so far about these unusual peoples.