Mayan languages modern K'iche' achieved high acclaim. Mayan languages The Mayan languages form a language family spoken in Mesoamerica and northern Central America. Mayan languages are spoken by at least 6 million Maya peoples, primarily in Guatemala, Mexico, Belize and Honduras. In 1996, Guatemala formally recognized 21 Mayan languages by name, and Mexico recognizes eight more within its territory. The Mayan language family is one of the best-documented and most studied in the Americas. Modern Mayan languages descend from the Proto-Mayan language, thought to have been spoken at least 5,000 years ago; it has been partially reconstructed using the comparative method. The
Attack of the Mayan Mummy Attack of the Mayan Mummy Attack of the Mayan Mummy is the Americanized, English-dubbed version of a 1957 Mexican horror film called "La Momia Azteca", aka "La Momia". It was made by Jerry Warren, who removed a huge portion of the original Mexican film, replacing it with newly filmed footage featuring American actors. This solved the problem of redubbing the original Spanish dialogue into English. Warren released his film in 1963. He later re-released the film in 1965 on a double bill with his "Creature of the Walking Dead". A Mayan temple maiden named Xochitl is reincarnated centuries later as