What is the popol vuh and why is it important to the mayan people and the world in general?

The Popol Vuh is without a doubt the most important of the mayan texts that are conserved. It is distinguished not only by its extraordinary historical and mythological content, but by its literary qualities, which allow it to be placed at the height of great epic works.

It is important for the maya because it contains the history of the mayan people that is not limited to guatemala. it is a text with mesoamerican influence that narrates the cosmovision of the originals peoples, from its mythological creation until the arrival of the spaniards.

It is important for the world in general because it is said to be a mythological version in which everything is explained about the creation of the world and the role that man had in it. In it, aspects related to the origin of the world, the creation of man and civilization are related, as well as the different phenomena that occur in nature.