Cacao beans were their wampum (6 letters)

{ Answer }

AZTECS

{ Related Clues }

Anáhuac residents
Ancient Mexicans
Mesoamericans of old
Montezuma's people
Nahuatl speakers
People of the Sun
Quetzalcoatl worshipers
Worshipers of Quetzalcoatl
Early people of Mexico
Group worshiping at a teocalli
Old empire members
People left in ruins
Pre-Mexican Indians
Pyramid-building people
Some pyramid builders
San Diego State team

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{ Notes }

The answer AZTECS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 800 puzzles.

{ Definition }

AZTEC as a noun:

1. a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519