Yucatec Maya is a living language with deep roots in the history of the Yucatán Peninsula. It belongs to the Maya language family and is still spoken by hundreds of thousands of people today. The language is closely connected to a much larger intellectual tradition. Maya scholars developed sophisticated systems for tracking the movements of the Sun, Moon, and Venus, as well as complex calendar systems.

Guaraní in Paraguay is much more than a language with a long history. It is part of everyday life for millions of people and remains closely connected to Paraguayan culture and identity. Paraguay is unusual in South America because an indigenous language is widely spoken across the population, not only within specific indigenous communities.

The Quechua language has one of the most remarkable stories in the Americas. Long associated with the Inca Empire, Quechua became an important means of communication across a vast Andean region and remains a living language centuries after the Spanish conquest.