German tourists interacted with a man wearing a pre-Hispanic costume in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Dec. 18. About 1,000 self-described shamans, seers, stargazers, yogis, sufis and swamis have gathered about an hour and a half from the Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza to usher in a 'new era.'
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Although theories that the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012, have been disputed by NASA, the Vatican and others, some believers think they can ride out the supposed apocalypse in Bugarach, France, or Sirince, Turkey.
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