noun, plural agencies. 1. an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another: a welfare agency. 2. a company having a franchise to represent another. 3. a governmental bureau, or an office that represents it.
Causeways and Canals. Early on in the history of the city the Aztecs built causeways and canals for transportation to and from the city. A causeway is a raised road that allowed the people to easily travel over the swampy and wet areas. There were three major causeways that led from the island city to the mainland.
The Aztecs were settled in Mexico and part of Guatemala. Their capital city was Tenochtitlan, which was in a swampy area in Lake Texcoco, but the turned it into a magnificent city. Tenochtitlan is now Mexico City. the aztec's where located where they where located.