WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In anticipation of the end of the Mayan calendar on Dec.

MEXICO CITY, Jan.

Mexico’s tourism industry is seeking to capitalize on the rest of the world’s anachronistic interest in apocalyptic doomsday prophecies.

Cultural tourism predicted to increase to about 35 percent of Mexico's total tourism revenue over the next eight years MEXICO CITY, July 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced the launch of "Mundo Maya 2012" (Mayan World 2012), a program to increase tourism and promote the Mayan Culture Legacy in Mexico through 2012.

The Maya have taken center stage because many fear the supposed end date of their calendar marks the end of the world. Most of this information comes from non-Mayans and it is not accurate. Because of this the National Council of Elders Mayas, Xinca and Garifuna recently addressed the world.