Severe drought, exacerbated by soil erosion and resource degradation in Central America, are potential explanations historians believe could have contributed to the decline of the Mayan Civilization in Mexico and Central America. A definitive reason for the decline of the Maya is still unknown today.
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Severe drought, exacerbated by soil erosion and resource degradation in Central America, are potential explanations historians believe could have contributed to the decline of the Mayan Civilization in Mexico and Central America. A definitive reason for the decline of the Maya is still unknown today.