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Travelers to Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras in 2012 can expect a yearlong celebration of Maya culture, past and present—and Moon Maya 2012 author Joshua Berman is blogging about all of it.
Recent Posts
- Maya 2012: A Round-up of Celebrations in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize & Honduras
- Reporting for National Geographic on Maya winter solstice in Belize
- Maya calendar cycle celebrated throughout Central America
- Feliz B'aktun! The New Dawn is Here: The First Sunrise in Caracol, Belize
- Maya Calendar 101: What Does “December 21, 2012” Really Mean?
- Gifts for Mayaphiles
- Books on the Maya: Suggested Reading for 2012
- Izapa Sunrise Story by Mary Jo McConahay
- Tranquilo Radio Tour 2012: Seven hours straight of talking about travel
- Tune in this Wednesday! Maya 2012 author Josh Berman on a radio show near you!
- End Maya-Aztec calendar confusion now!
- Q&A with Maya Experts on Satellite Imagery of Archaeological Sites
- Maya response to 'doomsday' 2012 stories
- Only a couple of rooms left for "The Great Return: Copan 2012" tour of a lifetime!
- 5 Questions about Traveling in the Mundo Maya for Rafael Garcia
Apocalypse NOT! Maya 2012 is Reason to Travel, not End of the World
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Let's get this straight: in exactly two months, NOTHING will happen. At least, nothing catastrophic to humanity or the world -- nothing that is not already happening, anyway. Also, there will be certainly be celebrations, ceremonies, and special travel deals before, during, and after the big December 21, 2012, "doomsday" date -- and I still highly recommend a trip to the Maya region, in 2012 and beyond.
But in his article for Discovery News, "TWO MONTHS UNTIL THE MAYAN DOOMSDAY NONEVENT," Ian O'Neill reports: "The Mayans never predicted doomsday! The end of a calendar cycle doesn't mean it's doomsday. The calendar wasn't a magic calendar, it was just a way to document time, remember future dates and record past events. That's what calendars do. Lacking a culture to renew the Long Count, it looks like the final cycle -- the 13th bak'tun -- will come to an end... and that's about it."
LINK: "TWO MONTHS UNTIL THE MAYAN DOOMSDAY NONEVENT"
Related: "The Maya World Braces For 2012 Apocalypse, Tourism Boom"
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