Even the Birds Speak Maya
Birds speak Maya? That was certainly my question when my Chichí (grandmother) told me about the Ts’apin (grey jumper), a bird that shows off its beautiful chirping song all summer…
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Birds speak Maya? That was certainly my question when my Chichí (grandmother) told me about the Ts’apin (grey jumper), a bird that shows off its beautiful chirping song all summer…
Continue readingThis magazine can’t have a section called “Who are the Maya” without mentioning one of their most characteristic features: the peninsular Maya language, or Maayat’aan. Maayat’aan has a history…
Continue reading“Spring is the time of plans and projects.” – Leo Tolstoy Spring has sprung and it’s a favorite time of year for Yucatecans. Children look forward to their Easter…
Continue readingYucatán is very small. Here it’s easy to meet your friend’s boyfriend’s grandmother or even Donia Way, everyone’s favorite neighbor in Mérida’s Centro who opened her home for people to…
Continue readingIn Yucatán, it is common to hear Spanish combined with Maya words. “¿Qué pasó, né?,” which is often used as a greeting, is an example of expressions that use both…
Continue readingThe Maya culture is still alive and can be found throughout the Yucatán Peninsula, in part of Tabasco and Chiapas, and also outside the country in Guatemala, Belize and Honduras….
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