Ancient cultures of the New World In fact, long before Christopher Columbus "discovered" America, Mesoamerica and South America in particular had been home to highly developed cultures which had risen and declined by turns over several millennia.
其實，在西元一四九二年哥倫布「發現」美洲之前，當地（尤其今天的中南美洲）早已孕育了高度文明，在數千年的歲月中輪番興起與交替。