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Traveling in Maya
Time -- Special Maya tours 2012
Join us in the Land of the Maya to
commemorate the end of a grand Maya Long Count calendar cycle which began in 3114
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Small group tours to Maya sites in mid-December, 2012 (for those wanting to avoid the end of December crowds): Classic Maya of the Rainforest in Palenque December 9-14, 2012 (5 nights) and Dec. 13-16, 2012 Tikal Extension Visit the breathtaking Mayan ruins, lush jungle and spectacular views of the rainforest at Palenque, Bonampak and Yaxchilan. Optional 3 night extension visits Tikal, Yaxha, Topoxte Island, Uaxactun and more! Limited to 14 participants. Classic Maya in Copan Dec. 12-15, 2012 (3 nights) Visit 2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Ancient Maya -- World famous Copan in Honduras and beautiful Quirigua in Guatemala. Classic Maya of the Rainforest Ruins of Tikal Dec. 15-17, 2012 (2 nights) Breathtaking Maya ruins, lush jungle and spectacular views of the Guatemala rainforest from the pyramids of Tikal, Uaxactun, Yaxha and Topoxte. Small group tours to Maya sites currently in formation for the days leading up to Dec. 21, 2012 : Beginning the New Calendar Era Under the Yucatan Stars: Dec. 17-22, 2012 (5 nights): A celebration of the beginning of a new Maya calendar cycle at the Yucatan Maya archaeological sites of Tulum, Coba, Ek Balam, Chichen Itza, Dzibilchaltun, Cenote Ik Kil, historic colonial Valladolid & Merida and more Special events including gala dinner and countdown to 2012 plus special presenters on the Maya calendar to be announced. The Temples of Maya Calendar Inscriptions Dec. 18-23, 2012 (5 nights): A celebration of the beginning of a new Maya calendar cycle at the rainforest Maya archaeological sites of Palenque, Yaxchilan, Bonampak and La Venta Olmec Museum. Special events including gala dinner and countdown to 2012 plus special presenters on the Maya calendar to be announced. Pre-tour Tikal extension Dec. 15-17, 2012. Birthplace of Maya Long Count Calendar Western Guatemala Highlands Dec. 17-23, 2012 (6 nights): A celebration of the beginning of a new Maya calendar cycle at the archaeological sites with the earliest Long Count Calendar dates ever discovered. Izapa, Takalik Abaj, Ixmiche, Santiago de Atitlán, market and fire ceremony at Chichicastenango, Quetzaltenango, historic Antigua and more. Special events including gala dinner and countdown to 2012 plus special presenters on the Maya calendar to be announced. Pre-tour Tikal extension Dec. 15-17, 2012.
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