Tulane University

Rubén Morales Forte is a doctoral student in Anthropology at Tulane University. He was born and raised in Guatemala. He holds a Licenciatura in archaeology at Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG) and a MA in Latin American Studies from Tulane University. He is currently an associated researcher at the Centro de Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Antropológicas, UVG. His research interests encompass Maya archaeology and linguistics, as well as community engagement. He is a huge sports fan, loves to read historical fiction and fantasy, and enjoys eating ice cream, traveling and exploring nature with his wife Daleth Sofía, who is an aquatic biologist.