The Yucatan government hopes to interest investors in a project to build a Maya-oriented theme park at Chichen Itza, near one of the best-known archaeological sites in Mexico. If all goes well, work will begin on Dec. 21, the date of the winter solstice. The last date on the Maya calendar comes three days later. Some people believe this implies the end of the world. If so, little investment money will be lost. If not, work will continue on the Palace of Maya Civilization. The Xcaret Group is said to be putting up $12 million just to get things started. No date for the completion of the park has been announced.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting from Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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