Maya people
Mesoamerican ethnic group
The Maya people are several culturally related mesoamerican ethnic groups of southern Mexico and northern Central America. The Mayan civilization lasted a few thousand years.
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras | |
| Languages | |
| Mayan languages, Spanish and English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (predominantly Roman Catholic) and Maya religion |
Most populations of Maya are in the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, and Chiapas, and in the Central American countries of Belize, Guatemala, and the western portions of Honduras and El Salvador.
Other websites
change- Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya at the National Gallery of Art Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Learn more about Maya hieroglyphs Archived 2009-12-04 at the Wayback Machine and Maya numbering from the National Gallery of Art Archived 2009-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
- La Pintada, a Maya Chorti village near Copan Ruinas, Honduras Archived 2014-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
- A Day with Modern Mayans in the village of Oxtapacab, Yucatan, Mexico
