But Baktun is the first telenovela they can enjoy that shows what life is really like for them. “We wanted to show you could still be proudly Mayan even in this modern world with mass media and ...

The Mayans' 13th Baktun ended today - but there was no accompanying apocalypse. See how we covered the lack of earthquakes, killer aliens and the like below ...

In fact, only two of the 5,000 Mayan scriptures unearthed by archeologists talk about December 21, also known as the end of the 400-year-long Mayan calendar period called Baktun 13. Those ...

The world goes on and, what is more, with the arrival of the Mayan 14th baktun we have entered an exciting new era. Spiritual leader Alberto Arribalzaga said: "The galactic bridge has been ...

The Mayans wrote that the significant 13th Baktun ends December 21. A few years ago Father Funes said that extraterrestrial life was a valid area of investigation for the Catholic Church.

The Mayan civilization dates back to 2000 B.C., and extended through what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and parts of Honduras. During the civilization's peak, from A.D ...

Here's an explanation: The long count calendar, which is the source of all the hubbub is flipping to the next Baktun tomorrow. Todays date is baktun 12 katun 19 tun 19 uinal 17 kin 19. Tomorrow ...

Clicking the image sends visitors to a search results page for 'End of the 13th Baktun'. The Mayan calendar is made up of baktuns, or cycles of around 400 years. Today's winter solstice marks the ...

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Some thought that the end of the 13 th Baktun meant the end of the world; others felt that they were greeting a new and better age. “We believe that the beginning of a new baktun means the ...