(Engraved into a 6ft. stone slab in the plaza at Tulum Pueblo, Yucatan) What do I know about the Mayan prophesy? Absolutely nothing to be honest. I just happened to be in the land of the Maya by pure chance just recently. Anyhow talking to various people it seems that the date 21.12.12 (in our modern system that is) simply marks the end of what the Mayans called their 'Long Count' i.e. first complete cycle of how they measured time, but there was nothing specifically saying a new cycle would not begin afterwards. So I guess it's down to interpretation. What I can tell you is that the local Mayans in the places I stayed and visited appeared to be going happily about their daily business with no sense that anything untoward was about to happen.