Mexico
People take part in a Mayan ritual during the ancient Chickaban feast to honor the feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl and the storm god Kukulcan, in the site were it was placed the circular temple, at the Xoclan Archaeo-ecological Park in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico the night of November 19, 2012. (Luis PEREZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Mexico
People take part in a Mayan ritual during the ancient Chickaban feast to honor the feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl and the storm god Kukulcan, in the site were it was placed the circular temple, at the Xoclan Archaeo-ecological Park in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico the night of November 19, 2012. (Luis PEREZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Mexico
People take part in a Mayan ritual during the ancient Chickaban feast to honor the feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl and the storm god Kukulcan, in the site were it was placed the circular temple, at the Xoclan Archaeo-ecological Park in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico the night of November 19, 2012. (PEREZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Mexico
People take part in a Mayan ritual during the ancient Chickaban feast to honor the feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl and the storm god Kukulcan, in the site were it was placed the circular temple, at the Xoclan Archaeo-ecological Park in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico the night of November 19, 2012. (Luis PEREZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Mexico
A Mayan priest performs a ritual during the ancient Chickaban feast to honor the feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl and the storm god Kukulcan, in the site were it was placed the circular temple, at the Xoclan Archaeo-ecological Park in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico the night of November 19, 2012. (Luis PEREZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Guatemala City
TO GO WITH HISTORY EDGAR CALDERON Offerings made by Mayan shamans during a ritual at the Quirigua archaeological site, Izabal department, 210 km north of Guatemala City on November 21, 2012. (JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Guatemala City
A Mayan priest carries out a ritual at the Iximche archaeological site in Tecpan municipality, Chimaltenango department, 91 km west of Guatemala City, on November 15, 2012. (JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Guatemala City
A Mayan priest carries out a ritual at the Iximche archaeological site in Tecpan municipality, Chimaltenango department, 91 km west of Guatemala City, on November 15, 2012. (JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Guatemala City
Picture of the offerings made by a Mayan priest during a ritual at the Iximche archaeological site in Tecpan municipality, Chimaltenango department, 91 km west of Guatemala City, on November 15, 2012. (JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Cuba
People participate in a ceremony marking the end of a Mayan calendar cycle held by Mayan sages on the beach in Bacuranao, Cuba, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Cuba
People raise their hands during a ceremony by Mayan sages in Bacuranao, Cuba, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Cuba
Cubans participate in a Mayan ritual at Bacuranao beach in eastern Havana, on December 6, 2012. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
Cuba
Cubans participate in a Mayan ritual at Bacuranao beach in eastern Havana, on December 6, 2012. (ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)
Guatemala City
A Mayan priest (L) carries out a ritual at the Iximche archaeological site in Tecpan municipality, Chimaltenango department, 91 km west of Guatemala City, on November 15, 2012. (JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Guatemala City
Mayan priests take part in a Mayan ceremony celebrating the 'International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples' on August 9, 2012 at the Kaminal Juyu Archaelogical site in Guatemala City. (JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/GettyImages)
Guatemala City
In this Feb. 21, 2011 file photo, Mayan priests pray during a ceremony marking the Mayan solar new year in Guatemala City. From Russia to California, thousands are preparing for the fateful day, when many believe a 5,125-year cycle known as the Long Count in the Mayan calendar supposedly comes to an end. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)
El Salvador
A woman makes an offering as a fire burns during ceremony commemorating the summer solstice at the Mayan ceremonial center El Tazumal in Chalchuapa, El Salvador, Saturday, June 23, 2012. The northern hemisphere marked the summer solstice on June 20. (AP Photo/Luis Romero)
El Salvador
A woman makes an offering as a fire burns during ceremony commemorating the summer solstice at the Mayan ceremonial center El Tazumal in Chalchuapa, El Salvador, Saturday, June 23, 2012. The northern hemisphere marked the summer solstice on June 20. (AP Photo/Luis Romero)
El Salvador
In this June 19, 2011 file photo, Maya Indian Jose Erenesto Campos prays during a Maya ceremony in honor of the upcoming summer solstice at the Maya archeological site of Tazumal in Chalchuapa, El Salvador. (AP Photo/Luis Romero, File)
El Salvador
Mayan priest Jose Ernesto Campos explains to people the meaning of the Mayan ceremony that marks the summer solstice at the Mayan ceremonial center El Tazumal in Chalchuapa, El Salvador, Saturday, June 23, 2012. The northern hemisphere marked the summer solstice on June 20. (AP Photo/Luis Romero)
El Salvador
A Mayan priest prays during a ceremony commemorating the summer solstice at the Mayan ceremonial center El Tazumal in Chalchuapa, El Salvador, Saturday, June 23, 2012. The northern hemisphere marked the summer solstice on June 20. (AP Photo/Luis Romero)
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