Post by Mr Jinx on Dec 21, 2011 21:06:29 GMT
Mexico to cash in on 2012 Mayan end of the world apocalypse prophecy
Mexico is planning to capitalise on predictions of an apocalypse next year by encouraging a tourism boom in areas occupied by the ancient Mayans.
Inscriptions found on two Mayan tablets have been interpreted by some as heralding a cataclysmic event on Dec 21, 2012.
The country's tourism agency, which stressed it does not itself believe the world will end, hopes to attract 52 million visitors to southeastern areas that were the heart of Mayan territory over the course of next year. The whole of the country usually attracts 22 million visitors annually.
More than 500 Mayan-themed events have been planned including ceremonies with Mayan priests performing rituals, burning incense and chanting.
In the jungle near Cancun messages and photographs will be placed in a "time capsule" and buried.
The town of Chiapas, on the Guatemalan border, is installing an 8ft digital clock in its main park which will count down to the much anticipated date.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8971048/Mexico-to-cash-in-on-2012-Mayan-end-of-the-world-apocalypse-prophecy.html
Mexico is planning to capitalise on predictions of an apocalypse next year by encouraging a tourism boom in areas occupied by the ancient Mayans.
Inscriptions found on two Mayan tablets have been interpreted by some as heralding a cataclysmic event on Dec 21, 2012.
The country's tourism agency, which stressed it does not itself believe the world will end, hopes to attract 52 million visitors to southeastern areas that were the heart of Mayan territory over the course of next year. The whole of the country usually attracts 22 million visitors annually.
More than 500 Mayan-themed events have been planned including ceremonies with Mayan priests performing rituals, burning incense and chanting.
In the jungle near Cancun messages and photographs will be placed in a "time capsule" and buried.
The town of Chiapas, on the Guatemalan border, is installing an 8ft digital clock in its main park which will count down to the much anticipated date.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8971048/Mexico-to-cash-in-on-2012-Mayan-end-of-the-world-apocalypse-prophecy.html