Mundo Maya Blog
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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
Maya 2012 Travel Show and Book Release Event in Boulder
Join me this FRI. 21 OCT, at Nomad Theater in Boulder, 7-9 pm, as we take a little trip through the Maya region. Slide show, songs, travel stories, raffle, and autographed books for sale. ($20 for Moon Belize or Moon Nicaragua, $10 for Maya 2012.) Prizes from the Mundo world (chocolate, vanilla, and salt; free travel books, more...).
DETAILS and RSVP: BELIZE AND MAYA 2012 BOOK RELEASE AND TRAVEL EXTRAVAGANZA more >>
Moon Maya 2012 eBook Free Until the End of October!
Are you an e-reader? If so, download your copy of Moon Maya 2012: A Guide to Celebrations in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize & Honduras, now -- it's on iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Sony Reader, Nook, etc. Get yours now and let me know how it looks on your machine. I would also appreciate any reviews of Maya 2012 on the download sites above. Gracias!
Maya 2012 is unlike any guidebook you've ever read and unlike any I've ever written. Packed with strategies for planning a 2012 trip, lists of the organizations and tourism boards offering the best packages and tours, and easy-to-read maps to help travelers navigate their way through them all, Moon Maya 2012 give you the tools to create a unique trip to the Mundo Maya at a very auspicious time. more >>
My author copies arrive - Moon Maya 2012 is on bookstore shelves now!
Here's a short video of my author copies arriving for both Moon Belize and Maya 2012, enjoy! more >>
Beginning of the Maya Universe & Long Count Explained by 2012 Expert Dr. Mark Van Stone
The most common question people ask about 2012 usually deals with what, if any, science there is behind it. This ties into the thrill of traveling in the Mundo Maya in 2012 -- to visit the various stelae and inscriptions with relevance to the Maya cosmovision and calendar. Luckily, there are plenty of these -- both in situ at the archeological sites, and in museums around the world.
In the video above, Dr. Mark Van Stone, professor and author of 2012: Science and Prophecy of the Ancient Maya, explains various important Maya glyphs at the Museum of Man in San Diego. This first explanation of Stela C from Quirigua, covers the 3114 BC start-date of the Long Count which will end on December 21, 2012. more >>
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