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It is native to the tropics of the Americas, (Central America) first thought to have been cultivated in southern Mexico.
Before contact with Europeans was established, products cultivated in central Mexico included beans, corn (maize), tomato and several species of squash.
From central and southern Mexico. It was first cultivated some 3000 years ago.
Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean and South America.
Central America borders South America and Mexico.
Chocolate is believed to have come from the state of New Mexico. Cacao, which is used for making chocolate, has been cultivated by many cultures for at least three millennia in Mexico and Central America.
Central Mexico: AztecsSouthern Mexico and Central America: MayansSouth America (Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia): Incas
Mexico. Mexico is larger than any country in Central America.
Because Mexico and Central America were once colonies of Spain.
Squashes are native to Mexico and Central America, where they may have been first cultivated 8,000 to 10,000 years ago. They are one of the "Three Sisters" of traditional American cuisine.
That is a generally accepted defenition. (yarow12) Although, Mexico is a part of Central America.
Mexico is mostly in Central America.