Original: The Maya civilization participated in long distance trade with many of the other Mesoamerican cultures , including Teotihuacan , the Zapotec and other groups in central and gulf-coast Mexico , as well as with more distant , non-Mesoamerican groups , for example the Tainos in the Caribbean .
Simplified: They traded with many of the other Mesoamerican cultures , such as Teotihuacan , the Zapotec , and other groups in central and gulf-coast Mexico .