Maya people
| 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 |
The Maya people form a diverse range of the Native American peoples of southern Mexico and northern Central America. The Mayan civilization was powerful, more than a thousand years ago.
The 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 | change source]
- Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya at the National Gallery of Art
- Learn more about Maya hieroglyphs and Maya numbering from the National Gallery of Art
- La Pintada, a Maya Chorti village near Copan Ruinas, Honduras
- A Day with Modern Mayans in the village of Oxtapacab, Yucatan, Mexico
