Elilal, exile, is the condition of thousands of Mayas who have fled their homelands in Guatemala to escape repression and even death at the hands of their government. In this book, Victor Montejo, who is both a Maya expatriate and an anthropologist, gives voice to those who until now have struggled in silence--but who nevertheless have found ways to reaffirm and celebrate their Mayaness.Voices from Exile is the authentic story of one group of Mayas from the Kuchumatan highlands who fled into Mexico and sought refuge there. Montejo's combination of autobiography, history, political analysis, and testimonial narrative offers a profound exploration of state terror and its inescapable human cost.

Product Description: El documento esencial de la historia y la cosmogonía mayas es ofrecido a los jóvenes en una versión del antropólogo guatemalteco Víctor Montejo. Los diversos episodios mitológicos que dieron origen al pueblo k'iche' fueron ilustrados por el nicaragüense Luis Garay.

Product Description: Book by Montejo, Victor

Blanca Flor or White Flower was originally a Spanish folktale about a young girl who is instrumental in bringing her suitor through trials set by her possessive and jealous father. It was adapted and retold in Latin America and in New Mexico, where it became a version of Snow White.

A traditional Latin American folktale follows a young suitor, who, in his attempt to win the hand to Blanca Flor, the daughter of the Lord of the Woods, must overcome a series of trials to prove his worth.

Two boys are sent by their people to the west to visit the Shiwana, the spirits of rain and snow, and bring back rain to relieve a drought.

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Retells the stories from the mythology of the Quichâe Indians which were written down and preserved after the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.

Explores the legends and myths of the Maya universe through a collection of stories about the Hero twins, the Quiche Maya rulers, the struggles the Mayan people faced with the Spanish conquerors, and more.

Retells stories from the mythology of the Quiche Indians of Guatemala

'Poems written between 1982-92 by the Guatemalan folklorist after leaving his country for the US. Themes include violence of war, exile, continuity with the past, and love for homeland. Lyrical, direct voice captured skillfully and movingly by translations. En face; no supporting material beyond short biographical paragraph and a few notes'--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

A collection of Mayan folktales deals with themes of creation, nature, mutual respect, and ethnic relations and conflicts (view table of contents)

Product Description: TESTIMONY: DEATH OF A GUATEMALAN VILLAGE is an eyewitness account by a Guatemalan primary school teacher detailing one instance of violent conflict between the indigenous Maya people and the army. An accidental clash between the village's "civil patrol" and a Guatemalan army troop leads to the execution or imprisonment of many villagers...read more