Maya farmers cleared the jungles using a slash and burn method and grew their major crops during the rainy season from May to October. In the southern lowlands and on ... So central a role did corn play in the Maya economy that it was considered sacred and treated like a deity. read more
the Mayans grew corn and bread The Mayans would grow watermelon, avocado, cacao, squash, avocados,pumpkins, beans, chile, Teosinte (a vine like vegetable), andmaize. read more
The Mayans used a method called Milpa, also known as Slash and Burn, for farming. The Mayans would cut and burn all of the plants in the spring before the summer rains came along. read more