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When a Mayan girl in ninth-century Guatemala suspects that the High Priest sacrifices anyone who stands in the way of his power, she proves herself a hero.

This series documents life in a Yucatan village, focusing on one family over the course of a year. The films explore the ancient agricultural and religious customs that ground contemporary Maya life in traditional values - even as modern Mexico comes to the village. In Maya, Spanish, and English, with English subtitles. Film Festivals, Screenings, Awards CINE Golden Eagle Award PBS national broadcasts Margaret Mead Film Festival honoree Choice Outstanding...

Examines who the Aztecs were, where they came from, how they lived, how they built up their power, and how they lost it.

Examines the history and culture of Native Americans.

When, protected by the branches of one of the trees she loves to climb, Gabriela witnesses the destruction of her Mayan village and the murder of nearly all its inhabitants, she vows never to climb again until, after she and her traumatized sister find safety in a Mexican refugee camp, she realizes that only by climbing and facing their fears can she and her sister hope to have a future. They call Gabriela Tree Girl. Laj Ali Re Jayub in her native...

"Max and Jay have always depended on each other for their survival. Growing up with an abusive father, the two brothers have learned that the only way to protect themselves and their mother is to keep their heads down. And create art. But when they hear a girl in trouble in the woods after school, instinct takes over and they intervene, interrupting a fight and beating up their high school's star soccer player. When the authorities arrive and statements...

Connecticut middle-schooler Jake and his older sister Kady are transported by a Mayan artifact to a strange world inhabited by a mix of people from long-lost civilizations who are threatened by prehistoric creatures and an evil alchemist, the Skull King.

Seventeen-year-old Ulá investigates the mysterious death of her father, a Bribri land activist, uncovering corruption and facing threats from illegal loggers and the Costa Rican government.

Este libro contiene un indice interactivo que haran la lectura un verdadero placer! Recopilacion de varias leyendas de los k'iche', el pueblo de la cultura maya que expone la mitologia de este pueblo. El libro tiene un gran valor historico, asi como espiritual. Se le ha llamado, Libro Sagrado de los mayas k'iche's. Es una narracion que trata de explicar el origen del mundo, la civilizacion y los diversos fenomenos que ocurren en la naturaleza segun...

When his father is reported murdered in Mexico, supposedly by the husband of his lover, thirteen-year-old Josh refuses to believe it and sets out to get the true story, which he believes involves UFOs and alien abduction.