A place worth staying: The story of the first Mexicans

Ancient Mexican cultures have left us a wealth of archaeological sites, from the pyramids of the Yucatan to the remains of the Templo Mayor in the very center of Mexico City. However, the construction of towns with pyramids, palaces, and ball courts came relatively late in the country's history.

Gordon Hawkes looks at the thousands of years that lie between humans arriving in Mexico and the first monumental architectural projects.