The Dawn of Mesoamerica The documentary the dawn of Mesoamerica by Carlos Fuentes is a documentary about the civilizations of Mesoamerica. It talks about how civilizations like Olmecs, Mayas, etc. lived and interacted with each other. It explains their traditions, culture, politics, their lifestyle and their gods and how meaningful they were for them, and how they feed themselves. It also attempts to explain and understand a little more about these cultures through their crafts, pyramids and paintings. Mesoamerica included what is Mexico now and Centro America. Their climates were tropical, subtropical and there were a lot of mountains. The first major civilization in Mexico was the Olmec, they