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Francisco Ximénez's manuscript of the Popol Vuh (1700–15), found in Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, Guatemala. It presents the creation account of the Mayan people in a transcription of the original K'iche' (Quiché), a language of the Mayans, side-by-side with a Spanish translation.

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