Orden del Pop
# Orden del Pop

The Orden del Pop (Order of the Mat) is an annual award bestowed by the Museo Popol Vuh at Guatemala's Universidad Francisco Marroquín. Created in 1998, the Orden del Pop recognises "the work of individuals who have made significant contributions towards the protection, study and research of Guatemala's cultural heritage".

## Recipients

Source: UFM

| Year | Awarded to | Nationality |
| - | - | - |
| 1998 | Guillermo Mata Amado | Guatemala |
| 1999 | Ricardo Muñoz Gálvez | Guatemala |
| 2000 | Arthur A. Demarest | United States |
| 2001 | Ian Graham | United Kingdom |
| 2002 | Alain Ichon | France |
| 2003 | Federico Fahsen | Guatemala |
| 2004 | Merle Greene Robertson | United States |
| 2005 | not awarded | |
| 2006 | Michael D. Coe | United States |
| 2007 | George E. Stuart | United States |
| 2008 | Asociación Tikal (institution) | Guatemala |
| 2009 | Miguel Orrego Corzo | Guatemala |
| 2010 | Marion Popenoe de Hatch | United States |
| 2011 | Academia de Geografía e Historia de Guatemala | Guatemala |
| 2012 | Richard D. Hansen | United States |
| 2013 | Alfredo MacKenney | |
| 2014 | Karl Herbert Mayer | |
| 2015 | William and Barbara Fash | United States |
| 2016 | Bárbara Arroyo |
| 2017 | Carlos Navarrete |
| 2018 | Takeshi Inomata and Daniela Triadan |
| 2019 | Jorge Castañeda Cofiño |
| 2021 | Christopher Lutz |
