Culture of Guatemala

Mark Anderson is a cultural anthropologist and a professor specializes in race, ethnicity and transnationalism in Latin America. In both his publication “Black and Indigenous: Garifuna Activism and Consumer Culture in Honduras” and “Bad Boys and Peaceful Garifuna” Anderson presents how this community homogenized by world through stereotyping. He mentions that his interest on this community because Garifuna is rarely understood in Honduras. Their area is depicted…

The Mayans worshipped a religion. Kukulcan was the god of El castillo, Chaac was the god of rain and thunder, and Bolon Tzacab was also known as Huracan. Blue honored the god of Chaac. Bishop Diego de Landa understood the Mayans religion, culture, and language. The maize of god was a model of countly life for classical Maya. Mayan religious is based is based on cycles and not permanence. The surrounding modern day is called oaxaca. They had ballgames, and the losers would get their captains…

This difference is due to the history of the two cultures which some are unaware of; Guatemala denotes influences from the early Mayan civilization and Mexico denotes influences from the early Aztec civilization.…

Popol Vuh and Mayan Culture Before the arrival of European conquistadores, various indigenous civilizations thrived and passed. One of these was the Maya. Centered in the tropical lands of present day Guatemala, the Maya were excellent at agriculture, calendar making, mathematics, astrology and had their own hieroglyph based writing system. However by 900 AD the Maya civilization vanished, and there has been great debate as to what caused this sudden abandonment of their cities. Popol Vuh, a…

Xander Jones 1st Period October 25, 2016 The Secrets of the Mayans Many have wondered and marveled at the magnificent architecture of the Mayans, but, did you know that it is all based off astronomy? To what extent does Mayan astronomy relate to modern astronomy? The Mayans have a complex astronomy regime. The entirety of Mayan government relies on the knowledge of many renowned astrologers. Mayans would sacrifice anyone, but those who held the knowledge were spared. The Mayans acquired…

have due to their race/culture. When in reality God made everyone to be accepted and treated with love. I like the Bible references they use to further their fight for justice. This made they book even more appealing to me. I would recommend this book to someone because it is a gateway to seeing the oppression of hard working people. I found myself while reading thanking God that the fight for human rights in America is nothing like the fight for the indigenous people of Guatemala. The…

Their own writing system progressed and spread with their culture. It is during this time that the production of vertically standing monolithic rocks called stelae (singular stela) and other carved monuments such as alters were now being created. These monuments were initially produced in the highlands and along…

The Mayan Calendar has bewildered scholars for quite some time. Its accuracy and detail makes it a well-studied piece of history. Many would say that it’s the most accurate calendar created by any culture. Others believe that it held a more scientific explanation. Throughout the centuries, its meanings have been studied by scholars and discussed at large. Many have linked the calendar to a deeper meaning: the end of days prediction. Propelled by media and notoriety, the association with the…

The most powerful way of defeating an enemy is by using their own weapons against them. Rigoberta Menchú is an Indian woman from Guatemala who was constantly discriminated aginst and terrorized for being Indian. Rigoberta and her community got tired of being pushed around as if they were nothing. The discrimination and terrorism from the Ladinos became too much for the Indians that they had to defend themselves, and they began to use their knowledge to help their community survive. Rigoberta…

that would have aided them in their architecture, but yet amazing detailed structures still stands today that tells the many stories of the past lives of these ancient people. They built their land and occupied a region that today we know it as Guatemala or southern Mexico and…