what were mayan cities like
Some of the more important Maya city-states were Tikal, Dos Pilas, Calakmul, Caracol, CopÃ¡n, QuiriguÃ¡, Palenque, ChichÃ©n ItzÃ¡ and Uxmal (there were many others). Although every Maya city is different, they tended to share certain characteristics, such as general layout. Layout of Maya Cities. Maya tended to lay their cities out in plaza groups: clusters of buildings around a central plaza.