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Merchants

The Mayan name for mechants was ppolm. The ppolm were highly respected and they were very important members of the Mayan society. They were so special, that they even had their own god, Ek Chuab.

Merchants

Trade Routes

Trade

Routes

Trade routes developed through the Mayan land. Later, trade went as far south as Guatemala and Belize. It also extended to the Caribbean Islands. Human carvans carried the traded goods and they did not used animals or wheeled vehicles. Instead, they had slaves do most of the carrying. In the interior, small pathways criss-crossed the Mayan land. They did not have major road systems, but they did build canoes for river travel. The rivers provided a faster and more efficient way to move goods. The Mayas used large seagoing canoes on the coastal regions. In his voyage to the Americas in 1502, Christopher Columbus saw a Mayan canoe. He recorded it was over 50 feet long and about 8 feet wide. It also had a cabin structure and a crew of about 12 men.

Mayan

Trade

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The Barter System

The Barter

System

The ancient Mayans did not use money. Instead they used the Barter Systems. They used cacao beans instead of money. Once a slave was worth 100 cacao beans.

Some food items they traded were,

  • fruit and vegetables
  • salt, honey, dried fish, turtle eggs, deer meat, and birds

They also traded non-food items like,

  • cotton cloth, animal skins, and feathers
  • shells, gold, emeralds, jade, and other valuable stones.

Fun fact: no other ancient American group became as involved in trade as the Mayas.

Marketplaces

Mayan trades were directly between merchants, who traded goods. Some villages became major trading centers. The villagers built large stone warehouses in which goods were stored. Large Mayan cities had great Marketplaces. One of the most famous markets was in the court of a Thousands columns. This was a plaza next to the Temple of the warriors in Chichén Itzá.

Market Places

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