Tourism in Mexico

For Mexico’s Maya people, baseball, or bax’abola, a way of life

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Mexico’s Maya people have a culture that is distinct, and all their own. So while the rest of Mexico goes nuts about soccer, the Mayans are more baseball people. And that love for baseball continues, even when those people move to new places, like the U.S.

Bax’abola: Maya Baseball Takes off in the US

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End of the World Celebrants Gather at Mayan Pyramid

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Predicting the End of the World

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Mayan Stone Engraving and the End of the World

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Predicting the End of the World

The Mayan Long Count Calendar is nearing the end of its 5125 year cycle. New age prophecies, based on the ancient calendar, warn the world will end when the cycle concludes in December 2012.

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Geo quiz Geo Quiz: We’re looking for a city named Merida

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For our Geo Quiz today we’re looking for a city named Merida. There are at least four major cities in the world with that name. They include cities in Spain, Venezuela and the Philippines. And there’s one more?