Topic ID #13920 - posted 9/19/2011 4:36 AM
Jennifer Palmer
Webmaster
Mexico aims to make end of Maya calendar a starter for tourism
Jennifer Palmer
Webmaster
Mexico aims to make end of Maya calendar a starter for tourism
Hollywood depicts the Maya calendar's end as a cataclysmic event. But top Mexican tourism officials are betting an invitation to see Maya ruins will attract hordes of older, wealthier U.S. visitors.
By Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times
September 17, 2011
The ancient Maya calendar ends Dec. 21, 2012, and Hollywood has wasted no time portraying the coming date as the trigger of a worldwide cataclysm.
But in Mexico, where drug violence has hobbled the nation's $70-billion tourism industry, government leaders hope to counter Tinseltown's doomsday scenario by promoting 2012 as the year of the tourist.
Several of Mexico's top tourism officials have been making the rounds in their northern neighbor, betting that an invitation to see Maya ruins will attract hordes of older, wealthier U.S. visitors keen on Mexican culture.
Whereas the Hollywood blockbuster "2012" depicts the end of the Maya calendar as the spark of a global calamity, the Mexican campaign will include a countdown to the calendar's conclusion and urge tourists to visit archaeological sites in the states of Campeche, Chiapas, Yucatan, Quintana Roo and Tabasco.
Read more here.
Hollywood depicts the Maya calendar's end as a cataclysmic event. But top Mexican tourism officials are betting an invitation to see Maya ruins will attract hordes of older, wealthier U.S. visitors.
By Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times
September 17, 2011
The ancient Maya calendar ends Dec. 21, 2012, and Hollywood has wasted no time portraying the coming date as the trigger of a worldwide cataclysm.
But in Mexico, where drug violence has hobbled the nation's $70-billion tourism industry, government leaders hope to counter Tinseltown's doomsday scenario by promoting 2012 as the year of the tourist.
Several of Mexico's top tourism officials have been making the rounds in their northern neighbor, betting that an invitation to see Maya ruins will attract hordes of older, wealthier U.S. visitors keen on Mexican culture.
Whereas the Hollywood blockbuster "2012" depicts the end of the Maya calendar as the spark of a global calamity, the Mexican campaign will include a countdown to the calendar's conclusion and urge tourists to visit archaeological sites in the states of Campeche, Chiapas, Yucatan, Quintana Roo and Tabasco.
Read more here.
Post ID#19252 - replied 1/14/2012 1:00 AM
Ruvich
Is the end of the world near, coming in year 2012? Few individuals are convinced the end of the world is due on December 21, 2012, when the “Mayan Apocalypse” starts. However, the disaster industry and certainly the tourism industry in Mayan areas are definitely enjoying the advantages of the event monetarily. Same topic here 2012 Mayan Apocalypse contributes to booming disaster industry . Everyone has their own ideas and opinions to share. It is up to you if you will believe in it or not.
Post ID#19253 - replied 1/14/2012 4:23 AM
rkeyo
Moderator
My understanding of 2012 has always been been that the end of one baktun was the beginning of another, in other words, not the end, but a beginning, a new era. Very positive.
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