El Sombrerón in the oral tradition of Chiapas by María-Cruz La Chica

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Hypertextuality, Complexity, Creativity: Using Linguistic Software Tools to Uncover New Information about the Food and Drink of Historic Mayans by Rose Lema

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Training university teachers in an urban context to educate future teachers in rural Mayan environments: an international cooperation project by Susana Fernández-Larragueta, María José Martínez-Martínez, Johana Muñoz-López

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To Make Known in Order to Recognize: Schools as Vehicles for Constructing Identity for the Maya Peoples by Monia Rodorigo, Javier González-Martín, Susana Fernández-Larragueta

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Dimensiones culturales e identidades situadas: la herencia maya en migrantes yucatecos a Estados Unidos Cultural Dimensions and Situated Identities: Mayan Inheritance in Yucatec Mi... by Pedro Antonio Be Ramírez

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Mayský šamanismus v teorii a v praxi: pojem šaman mezi bytím a nebytím by Jan Kapusta

“…<span>This article examines how the general theory of shamanism fits with the specific shamanic practice in contemporary Mayan culture. In this context of the relationship between the universal and the particular, the question of the nature of the phenomenon arises: is shamanism a useful anthropological category or a vacant, ambiguous notion to abandon? …”
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History and environment of Yucatan in the sixteenth century by Bolio Ortíz, Juan Pablo, Bolio Ortíz, Héctor Joaquín, Hernández Rugerio, Alma Delia

“…In this paper, Yucatán is analyzed from documentary sources of the first chroniclers who realized the flora and fauna of the region during the first century of contact between the Hispanic and Mayan culture.…”
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Identifying tree roots in the caves of Quintana Roo, Mexico as a step toward ecological insights and improved conservation by Rachel E. Adams, Thomas M. Iliffe, Jason B. West

“…Societal Impact Statement Caves in Quintana Roo, Mexico are known for spectacular calcite formations, blue water, and their significance in Mayan culture. A fascinating feature of these caves is the tree roots that emerge from ceilings, walls, and floors. …”
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La acrópolis de La Blanca: un ejemplo singular de la arquitectura Maya by Gaspar Muñoz Cosme, Cristina Vidal Lorenzo

“…The Research conducted in La Blanca (Department of Petén, Guatemala) since 2004 is revealing important data about this urban settlement that had a great development in the Late Classic (600-850 AD), and about the populations that occupied it, offering interesting testimonies that can be decisive to understand the history of the Mayan culture in this area of Petén. The uniqueness of the architecture of the Acropolis, with the great refinement of its design and composition, and with the grandeur of the scale of its rooms and the quality of its constructive execution, shows the cultural potential of La Blanca in its time of greatest apogee. …”
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Mayská náboženská bratrstva v antropologické imaginaci by Jan Kapusta

“…In this paper the institution in Mayan culture is described and the anthropological theories focused on the problem of extensive expenditure during the feasts are discussed. …”
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Juan Sepulveda and the Understanding of the Syncretic Characteristics of Latin American Pentecostalism: The Case of Classical Pentecostalism in Guatemala by Klaas Bom, Jonán Monroy-Soto

“…Paying attention to its historical development, we present Guatemalan Pentecostal theology in relation to traditional Mayan culture and religion and in relation to popular Catholicism and traditional Latin American Protestantism. …”
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THE PUERTO RICO TOWER, CAMPECHE. STUDY OF A UNIQUE CASE IN MAYAN ARCHITECTURE by José Luis Higón Calvet, Manuel May Castillo

“…One of the most outstanding aspects of Mayan culture is its remarkable progress in the subject of astronomy. …”
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Insertion of screw implant into the jaw in the 1930s at the Surgical Clinic in Debrecen by Barna Kelentey, Levente Lukács, Pál Redl, Csaba Hegedűs

“…The first evidence of implantation comes from the Mayan culture (around 600 BC). In Europe various techniques and materials were used for implantation purposes between the 16th and 19th centuries. …”
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Psycholinguistic and psychological foundations of the decoding of the Maya writing (to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Yuri Knorozov) by Iryna Kononenkо

“…The origins of Knorozov's interest in Mayan culture lie in his childhood. Yurii's parents used a deeply thought-out system of child-rearing, developing a love of literature and art in their children.  …”
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José Martí, Viajes y Apreciación del Pueblo Maya by Carlos Eduardo Bojórquez Urzaiz

“…This paper aims at presenting and examining the change of perception José Martí underwent in relation to the role of the native peoples of America between 1875 and 1878, the years he lived in Mexico and Guatemala, during which he spent a large amount of time in Yucatan, where he was able to get to know the Mayan culture and its people first hand. Martí summarized his initial vision of our America in the lithic figure of Chacmool, which he was able to admire in the city of Merida, after it had been expropriated by the government of Yucatan. …”
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Fruits of the pitahaya Hylocereus undatus and H. ocamponis: nutritional components and antioxidants by Lyzbeth Hernandez Ramos, Rosario García-Mateos, Ana María Castillo González, Maria Carmen Ybarra Moncada, Raúl Nieto Angel

“…Despite the great diversity of species located in Mexico, there are few studies on the nutritional and nutraceutical value of its exotic fruits, ancestrally consumed in the Mayan culture. An evaluation was made regarding the physical-chemical characteristics, the nutritional components and the antioxidants of the fruits of H. ocamponis (mesocarp or red pulp) and H. undatus (white pulp), species of great commercial importance. …”
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Imaginando a los mayas de hoy: autorrepresentación y política by Ana Rosa Duarte Duarte

“…I examine how this imaginary is influenced by the coexistence of the Mayan culture with the diverse civilizatory politics, such as the politics of development, modernization, and globalization. it is argued that this coexistence has led us, the Yucatec Maya, to adopt "soft identities" which allow us to act according to the circumstances. …”
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Mayan Traditional Knowledge on Weather Forecasting: Who Contributes to Whom in Coping With Climate Change? by Tania Carolina Camacho-Villa, Tania Eulalia Martinez-Cruz, Alejandro Ramírez-López, Matias Hoil-Tzuc, Silvia Terán-Contreras

“…As TEK not only defines agricultural calendars but also reproduces Mayan culture, we discuss what is needed for its integration into actions combating climate change. …”
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Naturaleza, cultura e identidad. Reflexiones desde la tradición oral maya contemporánea Nature, culture, identity. Some thoughts from contemporary Maya oral tradition by Adriana C. Estrada Ochoa

“…<br>This article presents some reflections about problems that may rise around the construction and use of nature and culture as concepts for anthropological analysis, and their possibilites for studying mayan cultures. It suggests that mayan communities establish different kind of relationships between this two domains, as well as between humanity and animality. …”
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