![Spanish: Readings from Popol Vuh [the book of the people]](https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/globalstorytelling/1016/thumbnail.jpg)
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Popol Vuh [Book of the People] tells the mythology and history of the Kʼicheʼ people, one of the Maya peoples, who inhabit the Guatemalan highlands, the South of Mexico, and areas of Belize.
The Smithsonian link to a written version of the story in Spanish https://maya.nmai.si.edu/sites/default/files/transcripts/el_mito_de_la_creacion_de_los_mayas.pdf
Approximate Publication Year
The oldest written record of Popol Vuh dates back to 1550.
Geographical region for language spoken
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Disciplines
Language Interpretation and Translation | Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature
Recommended Citation
Unknown and Morales, Rocío, "Spanish: Readings from Popol Vuh [the book of the people]" (1550). IWU Global Storytelling Project. 17.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/globalstorytelling/17
Version
The Smithsonian link to a written version of the story in Spanish https://maya.nmai.si.edu/sites/default/files/transcripts/el_mito_de_la_creacion_de_los_mayas.pdf
Comments
Read by Rocío Morales, Illinois Wesleyan University Language School for Kids
About the Spanish language in Guatemala: the Guatemalan version of Spanish is spoken by 93% of the population. Besides Spanish, there are some 24 different indigenous languages spoken in Guatemala including K’iche’ spoken by approximately one million people in the Guatemalan highlands.