A page of a historic Mayan manuscript, which depicts the Mayan calendar (Credit: Getty Images) Immigrants from Mexico and Central America are taking their ancient languages to new territories. Three ...

POPABAJ, Guatemala (Reuters) - As Mel Gibson stirs interest in once-repressed Mayan languages with his bloody film 'Apocalypto', they are enjoying a real life renaissance in Guatemala's mountains and ...

Over the course of five days in January 2023, digital activists and their communities, as well as speakers of Mayan languages, gathered in Merida, Mexico for the Summit of Mayan Languages Digital ...

Indigenous children from Guatemala who arrive at the border speaking little or no Spanish present complications to officials and attorneys who are... Language Barriers Pose Challenges For Mayan ...

On a weekday morning, in an upscale area of Arlington, Va., the suburban silence is as thick as the foliage save for the hum of a leaf blower or an occasional car. In one of the homes, Sheba Velasco ...

Francisco Icala Tiriquiz spent his childhood being a translator for his family, but it wasn’t until 1995, when he witnessed the interaction between a friend and police in Los Angeles, that he decided ...

POCATELLO — Amid a downpour in the spring of 2005, Stanley Guenter worked quickly to excavate a panel from a Mayan temple bearing the ancient hieroglyphs of a long-dead language. It was the ...

#StoriesThatInspire. Meet 10 activists who use digital media to strengthen and promote Mayan languages in Mexico. Read the inspiring story of one of the grantees selected for the 2024 Mayan Language ...

Mexican teacher Santos Tuz shares his indigenous Maya language with thousands of followers on social media - Copyright AFP Banaras KHAN Mexican teacher Santos Tuz ...

Immigrants from Mexico and Central America are taking their ancient languages to new territories. Three days had passed since Aroldo's father died. Aroldo was still mourning, and he couldn't even ...