Guatemala Time Line on Dipity.
This timeline is a very brief explanation of the history of the ancient Mayan. The first traces of the Maya were in 1800 BC. They economically and politically peaked in 250 BC and then quickly spiraled down. Their first fall was in 150 AD and they never quite recovered from it. Their final fall was in 900 AD and that is also when they abandoned their towns. They first met the Spanish conquistadors in the early 16th century. After that the Olmecs settled in their land.