Mayans in Mexico will soon be able to watch a telenovela of their very own, complete with Mayan actors, the Mayan language and a plotline that mirrors Mayan culture. It’s not unheard of for Mayans to ...

So you didn't die in the Mayan Apocalypse, eh? Why? Because there was no Mayan Apocalypse. No, not just that it didn't happen and so now we can all sit around laughing at the stupid Mayans. But ...

MEXICO CITY - The protagonists of one of Mexico's newest soap operas go through love, betrayal and family problems, a typical story line for the popular genre, except they do it in an ancient language ...

Steamy soap operas, known as telenovelas, are small-screen staples in Mexico, serving up scandal, sex and escapism for millions enthralled by the sappy storylines. The telenovela Baktún takes the ...

Clicking the image send visitors to Google's search reults page for "End of the 13th Baktun". The 13th Baktun is the last cycle of the Mayan calendar, due to end today, December 21 2012. A Baktun is a ...

In 2010, Alan Scheurman made a pilgrimage to the Mexican site of Wirikuta, the sacred desert where peyote originates. While there, he was given the name Santiparro, which means "the lens that sees ...

Stone me! Even Google is marking today's 'Doomsday' with a Mayan doodle. They have replaced their homepage logo with an image of a stone carving. Clicking the image sends visitors to a search results ...

YUCATAN, MEXICO—Across the Maya world, people gathered to mark the end of a cycle of the Maya long count calendar. Some thought that the end of the 13 th Baktun meant the end of the world; others felt ...