Guatemala is the Heart of the Maya World and the country where the Maya civilization reached its maximum splendor, making it the ideal place to experience the culmination of the Maya calendar cycle 13 Bak´tun and the start of a new era for humanity. To commemorate this important historical event, we’ve designed The Bak´tuns’ Route.
This route allows you to visit 11 ancient Maya cities that were important witnesses of historical events associated with the Maya Calendar, similar to what will happen on December 21, 2012 with the completion of the 13 Bak´tun.
In The Bak´tuns’ Route you’ll find monuments, stelae and structures related to the Long Count and/or the Solar Calendar, as well as sites that are still considered sacred places and where Maya people perform religious ceremonies.
from: Guatemala´s Tourism Commission
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