Will It Be End Times in 2012? Ask the Mayans in Guatemala
According to the cosmic vision of the Mayans, the year 2012 marks a special point in time. Rather than recording the passage of the seasons in years and centuries, the Mayans use baktun as a long-count...
View ArticleOxlajuj B’atz’ Maya Women’s Center: Hands-on Cultural Tours in the Heart of...
This article was published by our friends at The International Ecotourism Society, who have agreed to its republication here. View the original article on their Your Travel Choice blog. Thirteen...
View ArticleWhere Would You Like to Be for the End of the World?
This Friday, December 21, 2012, marks the end of the 5,125-year-long Mayan calendar. It’s a date that has had some new-age astrologers speculating about the possibility of cataclysmic world events,...
View ArticleHiking in Guatemala’s Mountains of the Ixil Region
Central America’s steep and often volcanic terrain abounds with hiking opportunities, but the higher-elevation scenery of the Ixil region in Guatemala offers an exciting chance to escape from the usual...
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