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Municipal program will strengthen the importance of the Mayan language in Merida
The mayor of Mérida, Cecilia Patrón Laviada, announced, through her weekly press conference, the “Ta Wéetel” campaign, which will consist of different …
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Demand for Mayan traditional ceremonies in Yucatan increases
Interest in Mayan culture continues to rise in Yucatan. According to Tiburcio Chan May, a Mayan priest from the Kuch Kaab Yéetel …
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The Mayan language is gradually disappearing in the state of Campeche
The state of Campeche faces a significant decline in the number of speakers of Indigenous languages, with a reduction of up to …
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‘CHAN AJAW’: ‘The Little Prince’ is translated into Maya to preserve the language
In the town of Jose Maria Morelos, Quintana Roo, teacher Fidencio Briseño Chena presented the translation of ‘The Little Prince’ into Mayan …
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Mayan has already become extinct among the natives of Mérida and in the rest of the state Yucatán it will be a …
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The Maya language must be promoted in Yucatan public schools
Learning and use of the Mayan language must be promoted among children attending public primary schools in Yucatán In order to safeguard …
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A specialist says that discrimination affects the population of Maya origin in Mérida
More than half of the population of Mérida considers itself to be of Mayan origin, but it is the group most discriminated …
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For the Maya, the ring of fire around the darkened moon had a special significance
The great mysteries of the Ancient Maya civilization and their passion for the cosmos are well-known, including their beliefs about eclipses, which …
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Ancestral embroidery techniques brought back in Tulum
The Directorate for the Promotion and Integration of Gender Perspective in Tulum has launched the program “Economic Empowerment of Women in the …