MEXICO/(01 of22)
Open Image ModalChina\'s President Xi Jinping (2nd L) and his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto (2nd R) shake hands as China\'s first lady Peng Liyuan (L) and Mexico\'s first lady Angelica Rivera look on while posing for photographers in front of the Kukulkan pyramid at the archaeological site of Chichen Itza in the peninsula of Yucatan June 6, 2013. China\'s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan are on a three-day official visit to Mexico. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS) (credit:Victor Ruiz Garcia / Reuters)
MEXICO/(02 of22)
Open Image ModalA tourist looks at Kukulcan Castle, one of the seven wonders of the modern world, at the archaeological site of Chichen Itza during the spring equinox, at the Yucatan Peninsula March 21, 2013. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL) (credit:Victor Ruiz Garcia / Reuters)
MEXICO/(03 of22)
Open Image ModalTourists gather around Kukulcan Castle, one of the seven wonders of the modern world, at the archaeological site of Chichen Itza during the spring equinox, at the Yucatan Peninsula March 21, 2013. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL) (credit:Victor Ruiz Garcia / Reuters)
MEXICO/(04 of22)
Open Image ModalPeople rest in front of the pyramid of Kukulkan at the archaeological site of Chichen Itza in Yucatan State, December 21, 2012. Thousands of mystics, hippies and tourists celebrated in the sunshine of southeastern Mexico on Friday as the Earth survived a day billed by doomsday theorists as the end of the world and a new era began for the Maya people. New Age dreamers, alternative lifestyle gurus and curious onlookers from around the world descended on the ruins of Maya cities to mark the close of the 13th bak\'tun - a period of around 400 years - and many hoped it would lead to a better era for humanity. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TRAVEL) (credit:Victor Ruiz Garcia / Reuters)
MEXICO/(05 of22)
Open Image ModalVisitors and tourists make a human chain around the pyramid of Kukulkan at the archaeological site of Chichen Itza in Yucatan State, December 21, 2012. Thousands of mystics, hippies and tourists celebrated in the sunshine of southeastern Mexico on Friday as the Earth survived a day billed by doomsday theorists as the end of the world and a new era began for the Maya people. New Age dreamers, alternative lifestyle gurus and curious onlookers from around the world descended on the ruins of Maya cities to mark the close of the 13th bak\'tun - a period of around 400 years - and many hoped it would lead to a better era for humanity. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TRAVEL) (credit:Victor Ruiz Garcia / Reuters)
MEXICO/(06 of22)
Open Image ModalPeople perform a ritual in front of the pyramid of Kukulkan at the archaeological site of Chichen Itza in Yucatan State, December 21, 2012. Thousands of mystics, hippies and tourists celebrated in the sunshine of southeastern Mexico on Friday as the Earth survived a day billed by doomsday theorists as the end of the world and a new era began for the Maya people. New Age dreamers, alternative lifestyle gurus and curious onlookers from around the world descended on the ruins of Maya cities to mark the close of the 13th bak\'tun - a period of around 400 years - and many hoped it would lead to a better era for humanity. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) (credit:Victor Ruiz Garcia / Reuters)
MEXICO/(07 of22)
Open Image ModalThe pyramid of Kukulcan is seen during sunrise at the archaeological zone of Chichen Itza in Yucatan State, December 21, 2012. Mystics, hippies and tourists descended on the ruins of Maya cities to mark the close of the 13th bak\'tun - a period of around 400 years - and many hoped it would lead to a better era for humanity. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY) (credit:Victor Ruiz Garcia / Reuters)
MEXICO/(08 of22)
Open Image ModalA group of people wearing pre-Hispanic costumes perform a ritual near the pyramid of Kukulkan at the archaeological zone of Chichen Itza in Yucatan State, December 21, 2012. Mystics, hippies and tourists descended on the ruins of Maya cities to mark the close of the 13th bak\'tun - a period of around 400 years - and many hoped it would lead to a better era for humanity. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY) (credit:Victor Ruiz Garcia / Reuters)
MEXICO/(09 of22)
Open Image ModalA tourist raises her hands during a group meditation at sunrise near the pyramid of Kukulkan at the archaeological zone of Chichen Itza in Yucatan State, December 21, 2012. Mystics, hippies and tourists descended on the ruins of Maya cities to mark the close of the 13th bak\'tun - a period of around 400 years - and many hoped it would lead to a better era for humanity. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY) (credit:Victor Ruiz Garcia / Reuters)
MEXICO/(10 of22)
Open Image ModalThe pyramid of Kukulkan is seen in the archaeological zone of Chichen Itza in Yucatan State, December 20, 2012. The archaeological site of Chichen Itza is expected to receive approximately 30,000 people on 21 December, almost twice that in the spring equinox on March 21, according to the Institute of Archaeology and History. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: SPORT SOCCER) (credit:Victor Ruiz Garcia / Reuters)
MAYA-CALENDAR/(11 of22)
Open Image ModalThe Maya temple of Kukulkan, the feathered serpent and Mayan snake deity, is seen at the archaeological site of Chichen Itza, in the southern Mexican state of Yucatan, in this picture taken May 3, 2012 and made available to Reuters on December 17, 2012. Dec. 21 marks the end of an age in a 5,125 year-old Maya calendar, an event that is variously interpreted as the end of days, the start of a new era or just a good excuse for a party. Thousands of New Age mystics, spiritual adventurers and canny businessmen are converging on ancient ruins in southern Mexico and Guatemala to find out what will happen. Picture taken May 3, 2012. REUTERS/Mauricio Marat/National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH)/Handout (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (credit:Handout . / Reuters)
Mexico China(12 of22)
Open Image ModalMexico\'s President Enrique Pena Nieto, center left, his wife Angelica Rivera, China\'s President Xi Jinping, center right, and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for photos with a traditional folk dance troupe near the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza, southern Mexico, Thursday, June 6, 2013. Xi is on the final day of his 3-day visit to Mexico. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mexico China(13 of22)
Open Image ModalChina\'s President Xi Jinping, second left, and Mexico\'s President Enrique Pena Nieto, Xi\'s wife, Peng Liyuan, left, and Pena Nieto\'s wife, Angelica Rivera, pose for a photo near the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza, southern Mexico, Thursday, June 6, 2013. Xi is on the final day of his 3-day visit to Mexico. The two presidents agreed to broaden relations between their countries and expand trade ties, including opening the Chinese market to imports of Mexican tequila and pork. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Mexico Mayan Calendar 2012(14 of22)
Open Image ModalPeople gesture toward the the Kukulkan temple in Chichen Itza, Mexico, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Ceremonial fires burned and conches sounded off as dawn broke over the steps of the main pyramid at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza Friday, making what many believe is the conclusion of a vast, 5,125-year cycle in the Mayan calendar. Some have interpreted the prophetic moment as the end of the world. The hundreds gathered in the ancient Mayan city, however, said they believed it marked the birth of a new and better age. (AP Photo/Israel Leal) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mexico Mayan Calendar 2012(15 of22)
Open Image ModalPeople gather in front of the Kukulkan temple in Chichen Itza, Mexico, early Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Ceremonial fires burned and conches sounded off as dawn broke over the steps of the main pyramid at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza Friday, making what many believe is the conclusion of a vast, 5,125-year cycle in the Mayan calendar. Some have interpreted the prophetic moment as the end of the world. The hundreds gathered in the ancient Mayan city, however, said they believed it marked the birth of a new and better age. (AP Photo/Israel Leal) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mexico Mayan Calendar 2012(16 of22)
Open Image ModalPeople gather in front of the Kukulkan temple in Chichen Itza, Mexico, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Ceremonial fires burned and conches sounded off as dawn broke over the steps of the main pyramid at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza Friday, making what many believe is the conclusion of a vast, 5,125-year cycle in the Mayan calendar. Some have interpreted the prophetic moment as the end of the world. The hundreds gathered in the ancient Mayan city, however, said they believed it marked the birth of a new and better age. (AP Photo/Israel Leal) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
MEXICO-CULTURE/(17 of22)
Open Image ModalA general view of the Kukulkan Pyramid during the \"Nights of Kukulkan\" sound and light show at the archaeological zone of Chichen Itza in Yucatan state December 10, 2014. Picture taken December 10. REUTERS/Lorenzo Hernandez (MEXICO - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY) (credit:STRINGER Mexico / Reuters)
MEXICO-CULTURE/(18 of22)
Open Image ModalA general view of the Kukulkan Pyramid during the \"Nights of Kukulkan\" sound and light show at the archaeological zone of Chichen Itza in Yucatan state December 10, 2014. Picture taken December 10. REUTERS/Lorenzo Hernandez (MEXICO - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY) (credit:STRINGER Mexico / Reuters)
MEXICO-CULTURE/(19 of22)
Open Image ModalA general view of the Kukulkan Pyramid during the \"Nights of Kukulkan\" sound and light show at the archaeological zone of Chichen Itza in Yucatan state December 10, 2014. Picture taken December 10. REUTERS/Lorenzo Hernandez (MEXICO - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY) (credit:STRINGER Mexico / Reuters)
MEXICO-CULTURE/(20 of22)
Open Image ModalA general view of the Kukulkan Pyramid during the \"Nights of Kukulkan\" sound and light show at the archaeological zone of Chichen Itza in Yucatan state December 10, 2014. Picture taken December 10. REUTERS/Lorenzo Hernandez (MEXICO - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY) (credit:STRINGER Mexico / Reuters)
MEXICO-CULTURE/(21 of22)
Open Image ModalA general view of the Kukulkan Pyramid during the \"Nights of Kukulkan\" sound and light show at the archaeological zone of Chichen Itza in Yucatan state December 10, 2014. Picture taken December 10. REUTERS/Lorenzo Hernandez (MEXICO - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY) (credit:STRINGER Mexico / Reuters)
MEXICO-CULTURE/(22 of22)
Open Image ModalA general view of the Kukulkan Pyramid during the \"Nights of Kukulkan\" sound and light show at the archaeological zone of Chichen Itza in Yucatan state December 10, 2014. Picture taken December 10. REUTERS/Lorenzo Hernandez (MEXICO - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY) (credit:STRINGER Mexico / Reuters)