What Is An Ancient Mayan Culture

Attempts have been made to trace the origin of this race to Egypt, Phœnicia, China, Burma as also to the Asiatic or African peoples. But the name of India has never been mentioned in spite of the fact that India, an equally ancient civilization also grew and developed almost simultaneously with the famous Maya and Aztec Empires. They had developed their own cultures and reached their peak, made tremendous achievements in the fields of arts, architecture, sciences like astronomy and medicine. Indian mythological stories, the Jataka and Kathasaritsagar refer to the golden land of the Maya, their kings, their architectural expertise, their visits to India. The story of Hindu Maya links, their contacts and interaction in the ancient past as two
This is the largest and most traditional of the lake towns. It is reached by boat from Panajachel. The inhabitants are of Tzutuhil origin with a demonstrated talent for the arts: oil and water paintings and carved sculptures.
K'ICHE CULTURE of Chichicastenango is only 87 miles from Guatemala City. It is the commercial center of the Department of Quiché. Quetzaltenango is Guatemala's second largest city, is 128 miles northwest of Guatemala City. Situated in a large valley surrounded by mountains and volcanoes, this highland city maintains the traditions of its Mayan-Quiché cultural heritage together with its colonial past and dynamic modern life.
MAM CULTURE of Huehuetenango. Further north, atop the Cuchumatantes mountain range, is the Indian village of Todos Santos Cuchumatán. The village is known for the brilliant colors in its costumes and the traditions centered around its annual festival held around
The surrounding terrain is broken with deep ridges, beautiful valleys and extensive plains. The villages here are of Cakchiquel origin.
Q'EQCHI CULTURE
Alta Verapaz is about 134 miles due north of Guatemala City. The descendants living there are of the Maya-Kekchí group. The town of Tactic and San Pedro Carchá are famous for their silver jewelry. Cobán is the capital.
ACHI CULTURE In less than an hour, driving southwest from Guatemala City, you can reach the famous and fabled town of La Antigua Guatemala. The Maya were organized in city-states who shared the same beliefs and deferred to priests who derived power from their knowledge of astronomy, mathematics and numerology. The Maya were very much aware of the passage of time. They recorded some dates on stelae and probably much more in books. Only few of the books are available today, that too in the form of translations in Spanish. Even most of these books are lost now because the Spanish Catholic priests destroyed them to eradicate "pagan beliefs". Hence we have to rely on whatever clues we can find in what is left of archaeological sites that the Spanish did not plunder or