The organization receives donations of pre-Hispanic pieces as well as contributions in funds that are used to acquire artifacts of great artistic and archeological significance, accomplishing its mission of preserving and offering them in loan to museums and like-minded institutions in Mesoamerica.  

La Ruta Maya also fulfills its mission through the following programs:

• Repatriation of archeological artifacts
  
• Registry and cataloguing
  
• Exhibitions
  
• Volunteer program
  
• Publishing
  
• Education and research
  

Repatriation	Registry	Exhibitions	Research	Volunteer program	Publications