The Maya commemorated important events by building stone stelae. These always had the date and described the occasion with Maya glyphs and numbers. We find many of these stelae still standing today in the ancient Maya cities all over the Maya World.

    As you can see to the right, the custom-made Maya Stela made by the Maya World Studies Center is a drawing that follows that tradition. It is finely color printed on letter size, gloss finish, quality stock, suitable for framing. (We may also print on other papers upon request).

    The stela drawing shows with the corresponding Maya glyphs and numbers the date you wish to commemorate according to several Maya Calendars. (View more).

    Your custom-made Maya Stela is a beautiful traditional Maya document that may be used to remember those special dates just as the Maya did.

    On your Maya Stela, we print on the top portion of the page, as a title under the heading: "This Maya Stela Commemorates", up to 2 lines of text that you provide us ("Birthday of Jane Auburn", "Jenny's Graduation", etc.). Underneath your special motive, we print the Stela's date in the calendar globally used today, and beneath, the Maya Long Count date written in numbers and letters. (Taking into consideration the space available, other print options are also possible upon request). The whole page may be framed. It is a great gift to commemorate the date of an event worth remembering.

    To guarantee the permanence of your stela quality materials are used to manufacture it, although we doubt very much that they will last centuries as those built in stone by the Maya. The Maya World Studies Center asks for a contribution for the custom made Maya Stela, plus S&H.

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    The custom made stela will be sent to you by registered mail from our headquarters in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.