a forest of kings by david friedel and linda schele the ancient maya by robert sharer and loa traxler the black-man of zinacantan by sarah c. blaffer the blood of kings by linda schele the book of chilam balam of chumayel translated by ralph l. roys breath on the mirror by dennis tedlock chamulas in the world of the sun by gary h. gossen dictionary of maya hieroglyphs by john montgomery heart of heaven , heart of earth by james d. sexton and ignacio bizarro ujpan hidden faces of the maya by linda schele ignacio : the diary of a maya indian of guatemala by ignacio bizarro ujpn the interpretation of cultures by clifford geertz the maya by michael d. coe the maya vase books by justin kerr maya cosmos by david friedel , linda schele and joy parker mayan folktales edited by james d. sexton painting the maya universe by dorie reents-budet popul vuh book translated by dennis tedlock popul vuh movie produced by patricia amlin reading the maya glyphs by michael d. coe and mark van stone ritual of the bacabs translated by ralph l. roys the spoken word and the work of interpretation by dennis tedlock star gods of the maya by susan milbrath time and the highland maya by barbara tedlock tortillas for the gods by evon z. vogt in addition to book research i took two trips to the maya region of central america , which is to say southern mexico , belize , guatemala and honduras .