Book of the Week  Return of the Maya by Thomas Hoepker Latin America's longest civil war ended in 1996. The peace accord between Guatemala's conservative government and the Marxist guerrilla group URNG brought an end to 36 years of conflict, which left 150,000 dead and another 50,000 missing. Most of the victims were Mayan people, who were brutally oppressed by both sides. Thomas Hoepker has visited Guatemala six times since 1991, and in Return of the Maya he has documented the Maya's rediscovery of their magnificent culture and history. | Join the Fray  © Marilyn Silverstone / Magnum Photos What do you think of these photos? Join the Fray, our reader discussion forum. Photography is the most powerful of media because of its inherent veracity, and it behooves us all to guard against attempts to diminish its authority. We have in our hands the world’s greatest instrument of communication; it must be nourished and protected. Philip Jones Griffiths |
