Dec 21: End of Mayan calendar, or end of the world?
- Published: 11 Dec 2012 at 18.46
- Online news: World
Gonzalo Alvarez, who had just arrived in Cancun for two weeks of revelry linked to a major milestone in the Mayan calendar, seemed reasonably cheerful for a man about to swallowed up by the Apocalypse.
Cubans participate in a Mayan ritual in eastern Havana, on December 6, 2012. The beginning of a new Mayan era on December 21 will be marked with celebrations throughout southern Mexico and Central America.
"We came to party and to get ready for the beginning of a new era," said the 39-year old architect, as he gathered his luggage from a baggage carousel at Cancun's airport.
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