Land of the Mayas (1946)

Name: Land of the Mayas
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1946-01-26
Duration: 10 min

TMDb 0.01/26/1946•0h 10m

Documentary

IMDb

Original Title

Land of the Mayas

Status

Released

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Original Language

Budget

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This Traveltalk series short visits the village of Chichicastenango, Guatemala and emphasizes the influence of the Mayan culture on its people. It shows how the residents intermingle ancient religious practices with Catholic teachings. Narrator James FitzPatrick introduces, and greets on camera, Father Ildefonso Rossbach, a Catholic priest who ministers to the local population in the village and outlying areas.