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Growth of Oakland’s Guatemalan community sparks interest in Mam

Global Nation Education

In Oakland, Calif., there’s a growing number of Guatemalan migrants and asylum seekers. Some speak an Indigenous language — Mam. One class offered at a community college helps English and Spanish speakers learn the language.

A Mayan temple is seen on a foggy morning.

Mexico wants to run a tourist train through its Mayan heartland — should it?

Commentary

Ancient Mayan Pyramid Bulldozed, Mostly Reduced to Rubble for Use as Road Fill

Conflict & Justice

Bax’abola: Maya Baseball Takes off in the US

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

End of the World Celebrants Gather at Mayan Pyramid

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Predicting the End of the World

The Mayan Long Count Calendar comes to the end of its 5125-year cycle. New age prophecies, based on the ancient calendar, warn the world will end when the cycle concludes in December 2012. Living on Earth’s Bruce Gellerman travels to the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza to track down the truth.

The World

Guatemala Looking to Cash On 2012 Doomsday Theory

Global Politics

People in Guatemala, the Maya heartland, are not buying the doomsday tale, though some so hope to cash in on it.

The World

Predicting the End of the World

The Mayan Long Count Calendar is nearing the end of its 5125 year cycle. New age prophecies, based on the ancient calendar, warn the world will end when the cycle concludes in December 2012.

The World

Mayan Farmers Defend Slash and Burn

Matt Binder reports from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on the efforts of some Mayan farmers to preserve their centuries-old method of rotating, slash-and-burn agriculture. The Mexican government wants to convert much of the Yucatan jungle into conventional modern cropland, but the Maya say their traditional method serves their needs better while protecting the forest.