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Carlos Mérida (1891-1985) called the Popol Vuh the “most profound but poetic testimony we possess about the divine word of our grandfathers, the creators of the highest ancient civilization in the New World.”
In the second exhibition at Hecho a Mano featuring Mérida’s work, Estampas del Polpol-Vuh tells the story of the creation of the world, the subsequent victory of the heroic twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque over an evil demon, and the birth of mankind. The Popol Vuh is undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary works among the early books of America. With its theory of the creation of the …