Mysticism, Internet fuel Mexico's Maya "Armageddon" fears

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Mysticism, Internet fuel Mexico's Maya "Armageddon" fears

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mysticism-internet-fuel-mexicos-maya-armageddon-fears-182158601.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5G1cVtuKq18vRIciqRFzUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-17T224234Z_1_CBRE8BG1R3100_RTROPTP_2_MAYA-CALENDAR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The Maya temple of Kukulkan, the feathered serpent and Mayan snake deity, is seen at the archaeological site of Chichen Itza" align="left" title="The Maya temple of Kukulkan, the feathered serpent and Mayan snake deity, is seen at the archaeological site of Chichen Itza" border="0" /></a>CHICHEN ITZA, Mexico (Reuters) - A few words by an American scholar, a crumbling Mexican monument and the love of a good yarn were all it took to spawn the belief that the world could end this week. December 21 marks the end of an age in a 5,125 year-old Maya calendar, an event that is variously interpreted as the end of days, the start of a new era or just a good excuse for a party. Thousands of New Age mystics, spiritual adventurers and canny businessmen are converging on ancient ruins in southern Mexico and Guatemala to find out what will happen. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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