"We have a lot of archaeological sites across the country and we have many archaeologists, but not enough to protect everything," said Jos Manuel Ochoa, director of the Maya Cob ruins near Tulm in Mexico.
How the idea sprouted that the Mayans predicted the end of the world remains a mystery to many. Jos Manuel Ochoa, archaeologist and director of the Mayan Ruins at Cob, says the Mayans were known for their ability to measure time, and the Mayan calendar has been interpreted many different ways.