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A Mayan actor performs at the Tak'Alik A'Baj archaeological site south of Guatemala City on June 21, 2012, during the celebration of the beginning of the summer solstice, which ends on December 21 when concludes the current Mayan cycle known as Bak'tun 13, which for some experts will coincide with the end of the world.

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