Presumably they could use any suitable caves (if available) as shelters and store-rooms, but water is important to ALL civilisations!
Both civilizations built canals to water crops.
Mesoamerica is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea to the east. These bodies of water have played a significant role in the historical development and trade of Mesoamerican civilizations.
The caves above the lake are the caves that are "below" the lake they're the same thing don't worry bout it it's not really important.
Karst caves, and it is the majority of caves; formed by acidic ground-water dissolving the limestone.
Stalactites were not discovered by any single individual. They have formed in caves over thousands of years due to the slow dripping of mineral-rich water. The first documented observations of stalactites are believed to date back to ancient civilizations who explored caves for shelter and resources.
They provided water for irrigation and agriculture.
The most important element for survival is water. We can survive days on water alone if food were not available. Therefore, settling near water was/is necessary.
Other way round! Water and/or air are in caves.:-) Most of the world's caves have formed / are forming in limestone.
The acid in the water forms it
The most common types of cave are limestone caves.
the 1st thing caves are full of is water
water caves