Readers are invited to journey back in time to Mesoamerica (1350-1521) before the Spanish Conquest where the ancient Aztecs, Maya, and other Mesoamericans believed that the gods created a world where everyone had a role to play, including a counterfeiter, queen, or a sacrificial victim.

The ancestors of today's Maya people thrived in hundreds of cities across Central America. Caracol and Tikal, with over 100,000 inhabitants at their peak, were among the biggest cities anywhere in the world at the time.

In this version of the Mayan origin story, the child Balam travels to a village on the back of a big blue turtle, but he is preceded by a louse, a toad, a snake, and a hawk, all carrying the good news of his arrival.

Based on more than thirty years of ethnographic fieldwork in Highland Guatemala, this study of Maya diviners, shamans, ritual dancers, and religious brotherhoods describes the radical changes in traditional Maya religious practice wrought by economic globalization and political turmoil--Provided by publisher.

This series documents life in a Yucatan village, focusing on one family over the course of a year. The films explore the ancient agricultural and religious customs that ground contemporary Maya life in traditional values - even as modern Mexico comes to the village. In Maya, Spanish, and English, with English subtitles. Film Festivals, Screenings, Awards CINE Golden Eagle Award PBS national broadcasts Margaret Mead Film Festival honoree Choice Outstanding...

"A journey of self-healing and transformation through the wisdom of the ancient Mayan calendar. It is well known that time is one of the biggest scientific mysteries of life. But what if time is not at all what we think it is? Hidden within the ancient Mayan calendar lies a world of knowledge that is the legacy of all human beings. This world of knowledge is of great importance and value in promoting freedom of consciousness and guiding our thoughts...

"The story of sugarcane and rum production in the Caribbean has been told many times. But few know the bittersweet story of sugar and rum in the jungles of the Yucatán Peninsula during the nineteenth century. This is much more than history of a coveted commodity. Instead, this book offers a deeper understanding of the work and lives of the Maya laborers who toiled on the haciendas to harvest and produce"--

Ixchel, a young Mayan girl who is not allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, exercises her ingenuity and repurposes plastic bags to create colorful weavings. Includes glossary and author's note.