The film discusses the decline of the Maya by 1000 AD, leading to their conquest by the Spanish and the eventual abandonment of their cities. It also touches on their religious practices ...

A mural in the home of Lucas Asicona in the small Guatemalan city of Chajul depicts a dwarf carrying a long stick, two musicians, and a dancer wearing a mix of Spanish and Maya attire. Part of the ...

They did not speak English or Spanish. They spoke an indigenous Maya language called Mam. Jimenez says his sister was the first from their community of Todos Santos in Guatemala to migrate to the ...

and the group of people known as the Maya (or in Spanish, usually, Los Maya). 2. Misconception: There was a Maya Empire. The many Mayan languages include Yucatec, Quiche, Kekchi, and Mopan [PDF ...

Maya sources tell a story of a man named K’uk’ulkan (feathered serpent) who came from the west and established his capital at Chichén Itzá. ... (Spanish for the “castle”).

The Maya, Toltec, and Aztec people started cultivating the fruit of the cacao tree more than 3,000 years ago. Considered the “food of the gods,” the chocolate-making tradition originated in ...

The roots of Maya culture can be traced to around 2600 B.C. Maya states later extended across Central America until their defeat and colonization by the Spanish in the 16th century A.D.