Some stories from the Popol Vuh continued to be told by modern Maya as folk legends; some stories recorded by anthropologists in the 20th century may preserve portions of the ancient tales in greater detail than the Ximénez manuscript.
Nogle historier fra Popul Vuh bliver fortsat fortalt af moderne mayaer; historier optaget af antropologer i det 20. århundrede kan have bevaret dele af de gamle sagn i mere komplette udgaver end Ximénez' manuskript.