Maize, although its domestication began in the highlands, was completely domesticated in the territories that are currently Peru and Bolivia. We Mexicans are children of corn … but that may change soon: a new scientific study has provided genetic evidence on the origin of this plant as well as that of the Mayan peoples, who may have […]
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is celebrated every year on August 9th. The United Nations (UN) estimates that there are more than 476 million indigenous people in the world, spread across 90 countries and representing 5,000 different cultures and languages, who make 6.2 percent of the global population, and these indigenous people […]
The Maya people of Yucatán consider AMLO’s apology is “false” and “cynical” Cancun, Quintana Roo.- Communities, groups, organizations, and individuals that make up the National Indigenous Congress (CNI) rejected the pardon offered on May, 3rd, by the Mexican State to the Maya people in a symbolic act officiated in Tihosuco, municipality of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, […]
YUCATAN, MEXICO (Feb. 21, 2021).- When she was only 12 years of age, Genoveva Ek Canul began her path through the world of crafts making beautiful pieces of white liana and huano palm, a work that at 95 years old she continues to carry out with pride, which is why she received well-deserved recognition from […]
