Why are there no remnants of ancient mesoamerican civilizations like the Maya or Aztec in the US?

by Senorvantes888

California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming, all used to belong to what we know as “Mexico”. Did most mesoamerican tribes not migrate that far up north? Maybe strong ignorance on my behalf, but was curious if there was a more complex answer.

gynnis-scholasticus

As you are waiting you can read some earlier answers like this older one by u/ReedStilts and this by u/Muskwatch and u/RioAbajo