The Popol Vuh The Mythic and Heroic Sagas of the Kichés of Central America

The Popol Vuh (Book of the Community) is a Mayan sacred text compiled around the middle of the 16th century by the K''iche'' people in what is now Guatemala. This text gives an account of the creation of the universe and all living things, including humans and the K''iche'' themselves.