In The Indigenous Peoples of Mesoamerica and Central America, Robert Carmack focuses on K\'iche\' natives of Guatemala, Masayan Peoples of Nicaragua, and the native Peoples of Buenos Aires and Costa Rica.
Carmack draws on the fieldwork that he has conducted over the past fifty.
Starting with Christopher Columbus\' proclaimed "discovery" of Central America, Carmack illustrates the Central American native peoples\' dramatic struggles for survival, native languages, and unique communities and states.
In The Indigenous Peoples of Mesoamerica and Central America, Robert Carmack focuses on K\'iche\' natives of Guatemala, Masayan Peoples of Nicaragua, and the native Peoples of Buenos Aires and Costa Rica