@CatLord @Omega_Variant @Silverwolf @Xenophon @PalePimp @sandwich a lot of the native populations were extremely advanced considering their technological limitations. Europeans stumbled upon both the Inca and the Aztecs during their early empire building phases, the Aztec in particular were on their way to consolidating power in the region. It was as if the conquistadors had stumbled upon the Romans just as they were finishing their conquest of the Latin league

The Maya were arguably more advanced than their European contemporaries, though by the time we got here they were long gone and forgotten