Our friends Hector Xol Chok (Maya Q’eqchi’) and Beatriz Par (Maya K’iche’) recently formed a new group of Maya epigraphers, Ajtz’ib’ab’.
I was privileged to attend their inaugural meeting July 15 this year (Please visit Hector’s web site at http://kachochajtziib.blogspot.com.)
In two previous blogs we have seen the Coban Group in action (Marina Rosales de Caal, Mario Sebastián Caal Jucub, and Yudy Mo’ Isem; January 10 and March 31 of this year). The photos in those two blogs were sent to us by Marina; I had not actually attended those workshops. Therefore it gave me great pleasure to stay at Marina and Mario’s home this year and to meet the players on their own field.
Coban (circled) in the Department of Alta Verapaz.