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Austin, Texas
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/12/s11.jpgA Mayan priest sits atop a pyramid at an "End of the World Soiree" in Austin, Texas. Photograph: Erich Schlegel/Reuters.
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Tactic, Guatemala
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/12/s7.jpgA woman prays around a sacred fire during the pre-Hispanic mass of "The welcome of the Grandfather Sun and of the Sacred New Fire to the Humanity", to receive the 13th Baktun, in the morning, outside the sacred Mayan ChiIxim church in Tactic, Alta Verapaz region. Photograph: Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters.
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Tikal, Guatemala
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/12/s10.jpgAborigines "Kekchi", from Coban, gather as they protest outside Guatemala's ancient ruins of Tikal as members of the country's poverty-stricken Mayan communities seek to draw international attention to their plight. Photograph: William Gularte/Reuters.
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Sirince, Turkey
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/12/s19.jpgPeople walk on the streets of Sirince, Turkey. Thousands of tourists from around the world flocked to the small village in western Turkey, believing it would be spared the apocalypse. Photograph: Osman Orsal/Reuters.
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Stonehenge, England
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/12/s12.jpgPeople cheers as the time passes 11.11am, the time the Mayan Apocalypse was supposed to occur, at a ceremony following the traditional winter solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, England. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
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France
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/12/s5.jpgPeople dressed as aliens after the time passed 11.11 am, the time the Mayan Apocalypse was supposed to occur in Bugarach village, France. The prophecy claimed and that Burgarach was the only place on Earth saved from the apocalypse. Photograph: Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images.
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France
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/12/s4.jpgA man holds up a sign after the time passed 11.11 am, the time the Mayan Apocalypse was supposed to occur in Bugarach village, France. The prophecy claimed and that Burgarach was the only place on Earth saved from the apocalypse. Photograph: Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images.
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France
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/12/s3.jpgA man plays pipes after the time passed 11.11 am, the time the Mayan Apocalypse was supposed to occur in Bugarach village, France. The prophecy claimed and that Burgarach was the only place on Earth saved from the apocalypse. Photograph: Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images.
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France
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/12/s2a.jpgJournalists speak to a man who wears a survival vest for for the Apocalypse in the streets of Bugarach. The Mayan prophecy claimed and that the tiny French village was the only place on Earth saved from the apocalypse. Photograph: Jean-Philippe Arles /Reuters.
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Manila, Philippines
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/12/s1.jpgParticipants of a life-coaching seminar raise their hands to signify "renewed life" after counting down to the Mayan doomsday calendar in Manila, Philippines. Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters.
