With Guillermo Mendez
They were the most advanced of all the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems.
The Maya inhabited southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and the western boundaries of Honduras and El Salvador. They built cities and paved roadways, although they used no wheeled vehicles of any kind. Their astronomers plotted the movements of the visible planets and stars using a mathematics that included zero, a rare accomplishment in world history. They were the only people of the New World to develop a complete written language that could express in writing, anything spoken. They made books that combined illustrations and glyphs.
Today, the Maya and their descendants form sizable populations throughout the Maya area and maintain a distinctive set of traditions and beliefs that are the result of the merger of pre-Columbian and post-Conquest ideas and cultures. Many Mayan languages continue to be spoken as primary languages today; the Rabinal Achí, a play written in the Achi' language, was declared a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005.
The magnificent Maya are the subject of a lecture that will focus on architecture and art, the Bonampak murals and Maya mathematics. Retired Professor of Humanities, Guillermo Méndez is the lecturer.
The Teatro Santa Ana Theater is located in Biblioteca in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. You can access the theater at all times at Reloj 50 A. During the Biblioteca's normal hours you can also access the theater from the library entrance.
The Teatro Santa Ana theatre hosts many events lectures, concerts, movies and live theatre. All events feature local and international talent.
