<P> in alphabetical order: </P> <Ul> <Li> Aztec, 1325--1521 AD, central Mexico </Li> <Li> Formative Period, 2500 BC--200 AD, La Blanca, Ujuxte, Monte Alto Culture, Mokaya Culture </Li> <Li> Huastec, 1000 BC--1500 AD, Hidalgo, Veracruz, San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas </Li> <Li> Maya, 2600 BC--1697 AD, Mexican Southern states: Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche and Yucatán Peninsula; Central America: Belize; Guatemala; El Salvador; Honduras </Li> <Li> Mixe, 400--present </Li> <Li> Mixtec, unknown--1600 AD, western Oaxaca </Li> <Li> Olmec, 1500--400 BC, Veracruz and Tabasco </Li> <Li> Purépecha Empire or Tarascan state, 1300--1530 AD, Michoacán </Li> <Li> Teotihuacán, 200 BC--800 AD, near Mexico City </Li> <Li> Teuchitlan tradition, 300 BC--500 AD, north - central Jalisco </Li> <Li> Toltec, 900--1100 AD--may be mythical </Li> <Li> Totonac, unknown--1500 AD, eastern Mexico </Li> <Li> Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition, 1500--300 BC, Michoacan, Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit </Li> <Li> Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition, 300 BC--400 AD, Jalisco, Nayarit, and, to a lesser extent, Colima </Li> <Li> Zapotec, 500 BC--1500 AD, Oaxaca </Li> </Ul> <Li> Aztec, 1325--1521 AD, central Mexico </Li> <Li> Formative Period, 2500 BC--200 AD, La Blanca, Ujuxte, Monte Alto Culture, Mokaya Culture </Li>

Which was the largest of the ancient mexican and central american cultures