'Doomsday' tours a boon for Mexico
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January 14, 2012, Saturday
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TOURISM officials said yesterday that 2012 will be a special year for Mexico, even though they don't expect the world to end on December 21.
The Tourism Department said it will spend US$8 million promoting tourism to the "Mayan World," the southeast Mexico region where the Mayan culture thrived. The area extends into Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
Doomsday prognosticators' belief that the Maya predicted the end of the world for December 2012 has brought attention to one of Mexico's great cultures. Officials reject the prediction but hope the attention will draw tourists.
Tourism Secretary Gloria Guevara expects 52 million tourists during the one and a half years of the plan. That would be 12 million more than usual, and could bring US$14.6 billion in extra tourism revenue.
Authorities issued a suggested itinerary for visitors that includes Comalcalco, an archaeological site where one of the few engraved Mayan references to 2012 has been found.
The Tourism Department said it will spend US$8 million promoting tourism to the "Mayan World," the southeast Mexico region where the Mayan culture thrived. The area extends into Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
Doomsday prognosticators' belief that the Maya predicted the end of the world for December 2012 has brought attention to one of Mexico's great cultures. Officials reject the prediction but hope the attention will draw tourists.
Tourism Secretary Gloria Guevara expects 52 million tourists during the one and a half years of the plan. That would be 12 million more than usual, and could bring US$14.6 billion in extra tourism revenue.
Authorities issued a suggested itinerary for visitors that includes Comalcalco, an archaeological site where one of the few engraved Mayan references to 2012 has been found.
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