2006 Mayan calendars, in pocket-sized book form

By Xeni Jardin at 11:35 am Monday, Feb 6

Fundación Projecto Lingüístico Francisco Marroquín (The Francisco Marroquin linguistic project, or PLFM) is an organization that works to promote and preserve indigenous languages in Guatemala. They also offer Mayan language courses for non-indigenous speakers in Antigua, Guatemala. More than 20 Mayan languages are still spoken today, though political, economic, and religious pressures are threatening their future.

PLFM also prints lovely, small paperback daybooks that map each day of the Mayan calendar on to our 365-day calendar. Next to each "regular" day, you see the corresponding glyph in the Mayan day count, and the names for that day in the three most-spoken Mayan languages. The book also contains history and a glossary of day descriptions. You can order them for $5 each (while supplies last -- they don't print a ton of 'em), plus postage, by emailing your order request to [info (at) langlink.com].

This link has more info on the immersive language courses. In addition to the Mayan courses, they also offer terrific Spanish courses in Guatemala, too. Alas, there's no info online about the agendas Mayas, so just email for details.