Americas: The Mayan Civilization Blog

Posted 10 November 2009 22:04 GMT

Countries	Mexico, Guatemala
Topics	Arts & Culture, History, Indigenous
Languages	Spanish

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Mayistas [es] is a blog that is dedicated to the Mayan culture, with a focus on anthropology, archaeology, ethnology, history and iconography, as well as upcoming educational confereces and seminars around the world. The Mayan civilization covers parts of Mexico and Central America.

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