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Mesoamerican countries that once formed part of the Maya civilization—Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador—all organized festivities to commemorate the end of bʼakʼtun 13 at the largest Maya sites. On 21 December 2011, the Maya town of Tapachula in Chiapas activated an eight-foot digital clock counting down the days until the end ...
Did the Mayan Calendar Predict The End? By Vigdis Hocken. The Mayan calendar ended one of its great cycles in December 2012, which fueled predictions about an apocalypse on December 21, 2012 at 11:11(UTC).
December 21, 2012 marks the end of an important cycle in the Maya Long Count calendar. This cycle is composed of 13 periods, called baktun, of 144,000 days each. This 13-baktun cycle began on the Long Count calendar date 13.0.0.0.0 4 Ajaw 8 Kumk’u, and spans 5,125.366 solar years.
Dec 20, 2011 · It's true that the so-called long-count calendar—which spans roughly 5,125 years starting in 3114 B.C.—reaches the end of a cycle on December 21, 2012. That day brings to a close the 13th...
Jul 6, 2012 · Neither the Maya Calendar--nor the World--Ends on December 21, 2012. This year's doomsday angst owes much to public ignorance about pre-Columbian civilizations. By Erik Vance. It's a bright...
Oct 14, 2009 · The Maya who developed the Long Count calendar believed the end of one cycle would simply signal the beginning of another. According to this logic, a new Grand Cycle would start on December 22,...
Dec 18, 2012 · Recent hurricanes, unrest in the Middle East, solar flares, mystery planets about to collide with us - all "proof" of what the ancient Mayans knew would come to pass on 21 December 2012....
