Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Postcards from the apocalypse: 7 end-of-the-world destinations

The imminent end of the Mayan calendar is just one of many dark events that are becoming popular with tourists
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People love a good ending. Particularly, it seems, when what's ending is the world. 

Mexico is preparing its Mayan heartland for flocks of tourists come December 21, with the end of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar convincing some people that D-Day Earth is nigh.

Mexico isn't the first place to receive a tourism boost as a result of an apocalyptic prediction.

Interest in disaster sites is growing across the world, attracting travelers who want to go beyond the Taj Mahal and Sistine Chapel, to explore places that have provided alternative chapters in history.

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