When he died, Calakmul was the most powerful city in the central Maya lowlands.
Sugarcane is the chief product of the village, and is cultivated in the central lowlands of the island.
The architecture is somewhat unusual from typical Classical central lowlands Maya sites.
The Maya abandoned many of the cities of the central lowlands or died in a drought-induced famine.
In New Guinea it is found in south central lowlands.
The central lowlands had been formed by glacial erosion in the Pleistocene ice age.
The terrain in the central lowlands is quite flat, and earlier glacial lakes have been filled by sediment.
This began the movement of peoples like the Karen from the central lowlands out into the hills.
The central and northern lowlands have also fertile grounds and abundant water supply.
The Maya abandoned many of the cities of the central lowlands or were killed off by a drought-induced famine.