The culture history
of the Maya

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Tradition triumphs at school: The Mayan people have a rich cultural heritage
By Peter Greste, BBC News, 8 April 1999. wo Mayan Indian students in Guatemala have won a landmark ruling that allows them to wear their traditional dress to school. Mayan activists have hailed the decision as a breakthrough for the Indians' right to express their ethnic identity.
Cinco cuentas de las Mayas / Five Mayan Stories
From JoAnne LaBastille, 15 January 2000. LaBastille cinco tales historias, adaptadas pajaros de su libro ' del Mayas. Los cuentos datan probablemente de los tiempos de pre-Columbian, revelando un arte antiguo de birdwatching y del aprecio (in Spanish and English).