Ethnomycological knowledge among Kaqchikel, indigenous Maya people of Guatemalan Highlands

• Main Authors: J. P. Mérida Ponce (Author), M. A. Hernández Calderón (Author), O. Comandini (Author), A. C. Rinaldi (Author), R. Flores Arzú (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The Guatemalan Highlands is a region of great but so far poorly known mycological diversity. People living in this area have long used wild fungi as a source of food and income. However, our knowledge of the ethnomycological practices of the Mayan peoples of Guatemala is still ru...