Mayan Stone Engraving and the End of the World
For the Geo Quiz, we asked you to name a city where you can find a Mayan stone supposedly predicting the end of the world.
Oh, and with a swim-up bar nearby.
Well, it was a bit of a trick question.
A stone calendar said to predict the end of days is in the ruined Mayan city of Coba.
That’s a couple hours by car from Cancun and its swim-up bars.
So … we’ll accept both answers.
Reporter Jake Warga traveled to the area to experience this mix of tourist decadence and doomsday scenario.
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