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The Maya of Guatemala
MAYA: A PEOPLE IN RESISTANCE ‘As I go around the world, people seem surprised that we indigenous people of Central America still exist’, noted the Maya Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Menchú in 1992. More than 500 years after the arrival of Europeans in the Americas, the Maya, descendants of one of the greatest pre-Columbian civilizations, not only exist but are thriving. The survival of 21 different Maya speaking peoples in Guatemala is a living testimony to their powers of resistance. In recent years, the brutal conquest of their cities and mountain lands by Spanish conquistadores in the early sixteenth century, has been replayed in all its horrors. In the 1980s alone, the Guatema...
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Garrison Guatemala
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Guatemala and Her People of To-day
In "Guatemala and Her People of To-day," Nevin O. Winter offers a richly detailed and insightful exploration of Guatemala's cultural, social, and political landscape at the dawn of the twentieth century. His literary style blends vivid descriptive passages with a meticulous ethnographic approach, creating a multifaceted portrait of Guatemalan life. Through historical context, Winter addresses the complexities of indigenous identity, colonial legacy, and emerging national consciousness, skillfully capturing the nuances of everyday life against the backdrop of societal transformation. Nevin O. Winter, an American writer and journalist, was profoundly influenced by his experiences in Central Am...
Area Handbook for Guatemala
Basic facts about the social, economic, political, and military institutions and practices of Guatemala.
A Glimpse at Guatemala, and Some Notes on the Ancient Monuments of Central America
A description of archaeologist Alfred Maudslay's last expedition to Guatemala, with descriptions of his previously excavated sites.
