The Maya is more than just a country; the Maya people are primarily found in the Central American region and Mexico.

"Maya" is a collective designation for convenience, and includes people who have contributed some degree of cultural and linguistic heritage to the region. But it also includes many different demographic, social and ethnic groups, all characterized by their own particular traditions, cultures and histories.

The Maya, who lived in present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and parts of El Salvador and Honduras from about 2,500 B.C.E., number about 2 million people and speak the Maya language, which belongs to the Maya-Quiché group of the Indian language family. They are found in the central and northern Yucatan, Belize, southern Honduras and parts of Tabasco and Chiapas, the lowlands and highlands of Guatemala and the southernmost parts of Chiapas and El Salvador.

Where the Maya originated remains a difficult mystery. There are many different opinions about their origins, and it is still difficult to determine. There are several theories: immigrants from a certain country, or descendants of "lost tribes", or even the descendants of aliens. This argument is puzzling, such as the original body of the country from where, the alien immigrants, such as the appearance of the problem, have become a mystery in archaeological history.