Mayan leaders in Guatemala have come out against such events, which they see as exploiting Mayan culture.
When they followed their nose, Kellogg smelled something off with the logo for a Mayan nonprofit.
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The Mayan kings told their subjects that only they could make the sun rise.
"It is considered the closure of the great cycle of Mayan time, " he said.
's Apocalypto, a self-produced and directed action-adventure about the once prominent Mayan civilization, opening Dec. 8?
Some people believe the Mayan Calendar is forecasting Armageddon to start on December 21, 2012.
This past fall Guatemalan police recovered a 600-pound Mayan altar from a gang of looters.
The Mayan apocalypse might just look a lot like 2008, according to the Bank.
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Bamaca was brought up in this Mayan village in the heart of the jungle.
Trips range from kayaking excursions to Mayan ruin expeditions, and proceeds support the local community.
EG's line of reasoning is based on the outstanding importance of maize in the Mayan culture.
The MFA has an almost unrivalled collection of Mayan painted pottery from the Classical period (250-900AD).
The Mayan empire flourished in the southern regions from around 250 AD to 900 AD.
Even so, like the Mayan calendar, we will survive the popular forecast of economic doomsday.
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And all this talk about the Mayan calendar and the end of the world?
Belize's attractions include wildlife, Mayan ruins and one of the longest barrier reefs in the world.
In one segment a correspondent with juvenile (type 1) diabetes flies to Guatemala to see Mayan ruins.
His actors are little known or unknown, and the dialogue is delivered wholly in a dialect of Mayan.
This impressive collection of pyramids, galleries, plazas and palaces flourished during the Late Classic Period of Mayan history (600 to 900AD).
The hubbub about a calamity occurring comes from a Mayan stone carving called monument 6, made in 700 A.D.
Many of these underground water caves are considered sacred to the Mayan people.
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So it was the Chinese empire, the Mughal empire, the Persian empire, and the Roman empire, the Mayan empire.
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These include everything from Olmec masks to Mayan urns to Native American textiles.
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Expect Mayan cosmology to take a hit to its reputation when the world doesn't end on Dec. 21, 2012.
Mayan ruins and sacred sites are some of the best places to learn about these ancient people, their history and their beliefs.
Calakmul's vast ruins, with Mayan monuments and pyramids, are ringed by rainforest.
The following day, immerse yourself in living Mayan culture while hunting for treasures on a tour of the Chichicastenango Market.
It is one edge of a city, vanished for a millennium: Caracol, once the centre of a mighty Mayan empire.
While documenting oral Mayan histories, the collective trains and employs people who would otherwise have no access to formal education.
Some believe the world will end on 21 December, the end of a 5, 125-year-long cycle in the ancient Mayan calendar.
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