Most Maya today live in poor farming communities, and Chaak, who remains so important to them, is celebrated seasonally in an extended rain-calling prayer known as a Cha Chaak. Some 80 miles ...

They also invented groundbreaking ideas which have helped shape the way we live our lives today. For example, it’s thought that the Maya invented the idea of 'zero'. The late 19th century saw ...

Indigenous Mayans in Guatemala have called for a halt on multinational companies coming to their communities and extracting resources. As more of their people are being deported from the US under ...