NAT-GEO: A Night on Sky Temple: Honoring the Maya Long Count in Belize on December 21, 2012
byCARACOL, BELIZE — In 2012, a major 5,000-year-old cycle of the Maya Long Count calendar came to completion. The entire Maya region — southern…
Maya 2012
National Geographic Traveler: Tabasco in the Age of Maya
byIt may be the end of one calendar era, but the people are still hungry. Tabasco has served as a crossroads for cultures and…
Belize Noh Mul Maya Temple destroyed by (ignorant? lazy? greedy?) construction workers
byHorrible news out of north Belize, here is the article — with photos — by Brad Lendon on CNN: “Ancient Mayan pyramid destroyed for…
A Night on Sky Temple: Honoring the Maya Long Count in Belize
byCARACOL, BELIZE — In 2012, a major 5,000-year-old cycle of the Maya Long Count calendar came to completion. The entire Maya region — southern…
Maya calendar cycle celebrated throughout Central America
byMy report for GlobalPost: SAN IGNACIO, Belize — Caana, or Sky Temple, at Caracol archaeological site in western Belize, is one of the largest,…
13 B’aktun Roundup: Maya calendar cycle celebrated throughout Central America
bySAN IGNACIO, BELIZE — It’s been exciting yet tranquilo here in my little corner of the Maya world. You can see me in the…
Maya Calendar 101: What does “December 21, 2012†really mean?
byMaya Calendar 101: What does “December 21, 2012†really mean? By Joshua Berman The hour is upon us. This Friday at the stroke of…
Books on the Maya: Suggested Reading for 2012
byFrom the moment foreign adventurers encountered the “lost” cities of the ancient Maya, there have been many wonderful, worthy books written about the region…
Tranquilo Radio Tour 2012: Seven hours straight of talking about travel
by“I have good news for you, Jay [or Tom, Roger, Kid, Shelley…] — the world is NOT going to end!” That’s how I began…
5 Questions about Travel for Rafael Garcia
byRafael Garcia in Guatemala, hijo de maiz, courtesy Mayan Blue Rafael Garcia began his film-making career after graduating from the Savannah College of Art…