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mayans also grew beans, squash, avocados, pears, sweet potato's, guava, chili peppers, papayas and tomatoes. Mayans used a farming technique called milpa,also known as the slash and burn technique.the Mayans would burn down the land that was covered and the cut down the remaining foliage. This technique posed a problem because the land wouldn't last very long. The Mayans cycled through different areas to keep a stable farming.
How did the Mayans hunt animals? A: The Mayans used bows and arrows to hunt animals for food. They hunted many different types of wildlife like deer, dogs, agouti, turkeys and peccaries. Full Answer >