Who or what is the Maya in the first place. The term that is “Maya” is as nebulous of a group of people as are the Europeans, the Asians or the Americans. Technically, the Maya is referred to a wide range of Mayan people, both ancient as well as modern, whose cultural heritage extends out to around 30 different Mayan languages.
Their territory which they are native to geographically is southern Mexico, specifically the Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula. They also extend to Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, and western El Salvador. …