Popol Vuh The Mayans have long fascinated modern readers with their complex written language, sophisticated mathematics, and advanced astronomy. In Guatemala in 1558, a young Mayan K"iche" man transcribed what he called a sacred book that "we can no longer see." This was the Popul Vuh, the Mayans" written account of the creation of the universe, the gods and demi-gods who occupied that universe, and the sto Full description