The Mayan Apocalypse has been perpetuated in pop culture – in movies and through splashy tabloid headlines – even though it’s been widely debunked in archeological circles. In Mexico and Central ...

Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly "running out" on Dec. 21, 2012. After all, it's not the end of the world. Or is it?

But author John Major Jenkins says his two-decade study of Mayan ruins indicate the Maya were aware of the alignment and attached great importance to it. “If we want to honor and respect how the Maya ...

While downplaying Mayan theories that 2012 will be the end of the world as we know it, Mexico's archeology institute admitted Thursday that it found another reference to the alleged 2012 apocalypse on ...

MEXICO CITY -- Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly "running out" on Dec. 21, 2012. After all, it's not the end of the world.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) --The Mayan 2012 prophecy says that a series of cataclysmic events will destroy the planet Friday -- December 21, 2012 -- the date when the Mayan calendar officially ends.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced the launch of “Mundo Maya 2012” (Mayan World 2012), a program to increase tourism and promote the Mayan Culture Legacy in Mexico throu ...

A newly discovered Mayan text reveals the "end date" for the Maya calendar. But unlike some modern people, ancient Maya did not expect the world to end on that date, researchers said. "This text talks ...