Is the Mediterranean Sea Near the Maya Empire? No—Oceans Apart

No. The Mediterranean Sea and the Maya Civilization were separated by the entire Atlantic Ocean.

• Mediterranean: Between Europe, Africa, Asia (centered ~35°N, 20°E).
• Maya Region: Yucatán Peninsula, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador (~17°N, 90°W).
• Distance: ~10,000 km (6,200 mi) across Atlantic.
• Time: Maya Classic Period (250–900 CE); Mediterranean civilizations (Rome, Greece, Egypt) were ancient history or transformed by then.

Zero contact, trade, or influence. The Maya traded within Mesoamerica and possibly to Caribbean islands—not across the Atlantic.