The correct word is Maya when referring to these people as in "the Maya prophesies" The only time the word Mayan is used correctly is when
applied to the group of languages used by these people i.e. chontal yucatec etc. It is really interesting, if you google Maya you end up with websites to
do with the contemporary Maya and their communities as well as legitimate anthropology and archaeology. If you google Mayan all you get get is a raft of
bullshit sites about prophesies and new age spirituality. So it is a common mistake but one that truly separates the chaff.
Oh and sorry for being so pedantic but I am the Maya sun god after all.
