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Anything interesting in 2000BC or near that time with the Maya civilization?
The Maya developed their first civilization in the Preclassic period.
Did anything happen in AD with the Maya civilization?
The Late Preclassic cultural florescence collapsed in the 1st century AD and many of the great Maya cities of the epoch were abandoned; the cause of this collapse is unknown.
What happened when the great Maya cities of the epoch collapsed?
Is there anything else important about the preclassic period with Maya civilization besides the collapse of the great Maya cities?
In the Late Preclassic Period, the enormous city of El Mirador grew to cover approximately 16 square kilometres.
What was Kaminaljuyu and its connection with Maya civilization?
The Kaminaljuyu is a Pre-Columbian site of the Maya civilization that was primarily occupied from 1500 BC to AD 1200.
Did anything happen in 100AD or before that with Maya civilization?
By approximately 400 BC, early Maya rulers were raising stelae.
What else happened with the preclassic period of Maya civilization besides rulers raising stelae?
Takalik Abaj and Chocolá were two of the most important cities on the Pacific coastal plain, and Komchen grew to become an important site in northern Yucatán for Maya civilization.

Question: Was there a population of these cities?
Self-contained rewrite: Was there a population of Maya civilization cities, Takalik Abaj and Chocolá?