Apolinario Chile Pixtun

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http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=2385.msg32655#msg32655

http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=2385.msg32656#msg32656

This article claims he is a healer http://covenantinterfaith.blogspot.com/2013/10/mayan-elder-apolinario-chile-pixtun.html Extensive description of rituals done.

2013 Mayan Shaman http://www.flickr.com/photos/rigphoto/sets/72157636561019585/

Erick Gonzalez says he "received his bundle through the teacher Apolinario Chile Pixtun."  http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=3420.msg30830#msg30830

In an Earth Peoples United 2008 video he is identified as"Tata Apolonario Chile Pixtun, Main Coordinator - Great Mayan Confederation"

Tata Apolinario Chile Pixtún belongs to the Community Kaqchikel Mayab' of Guatemala. As a healer, he is a Naturopathic Practitioner with specialties in herbal medicine, energy medicine, ethno-botany, and ethno-therapy. He is a keeper of the Mayan Calendar and also the Lead Coordinator of the Grand Confederation of Main Ajq'ijab Ajq´ijab´.

http://www.rothkochapel.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=253%3Apreserving-mayan-legacies-in-ritual-and-ceremony-&Itemid=44

Tata Apolinario Chile Pixtun- Head of the Mayan Confederation

Head of the Mayan Confederation of Council of Elders
Achi Ijatz, Apolinario Chile Pixtun, is Kaqchikel Maya from Guatemala. He is the Head Coordinator of the Great Confederation of Councils of Principal Mayan Ajq'ijib' (Spiritual Leaders) of the Original Mayan Peoples of Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico, coordinating over ninety Councils. He is an elder Carrier of the Staff of the Mayan Prophesies and Minister of the Staffs of the Sacred Mayan Circle, through the Staff in Washington D.C., United States.

http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs094/1101842477796/archive/1105256702205.html

Apolinario Chile Pixtun is the Head Elder of the Mayan Council and an alleged spiritual guide. Because he "carries the wisdom of his Mayan ancestors and passes it on to generations," he has apparently parlayed that into a lucrative career of traveling the world to speak about the Mayan calendar, and attend cocktail parties.

Thieriot's home in Tiburon is called Lions Gate, kind of like the former film studio, so perhaps she has long fancied herself a movie producer. In any event, Pixtun sounds like a con artist, and we wish poor Thieriot would just give to charity or something like a normal rich person.

http://sfist.com/2012/07/11/tiburon_lady_produces_film_about_ma.php

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Comments on the SFist site says the film maker is wanted in Guatemala for filming without a permit.

Both the church and the flicker links show the ceremonies in detail enough to make it clear they are a Nuage hodgepodge, perhaps mixed with some Mayan ones. One poster even recognized some ceremonies as imitation of Navajo ones. They also pray to four directions and use other Plains tribes symbols and sacred colors. There's also some curandero elements like using eggs in divination. Plus they talk about Euro pagan ideas like the 4 elements as fire/earth/water/wind.

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Apolinario Chile Pixtun apparently passed away in April 2014 http://www.uri.org/the_latest/2014/04/remembering_tata_apolinario

I want to share with you that our dear Apolinario Chile Pixtun made his transition to the stars. Tata Apolinario - as we called him affectionately - was a genuine leader of the indigenous Mayan spirituality, and was also a founding member of URI. He left us a legacy with his transcendental experience of promoting the values of the ancient Mayan culture seeking an integrated life to the universe and his healing work. Peace, Tata, in your transit to Heavens, and honor to your memory.

His spiritual Maya name was Achiljatz, born on July 23, 1951 in the village Chillani, Municipality of San Pedro Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. Fifth generation of the Hierarchy of Kaqchikel Empire 18 lineage Smoke Rabbit, ruler Yax Mayab Pak‘.

He belonged to the linguistic community Kaqchikel, and also spoke K'iche ‘, Q'eqchi and Spanish. In 1975, the Council of Grandparents Mayas appointed him forever as Spiritual Guide or Ajq'ij ; in 1992 he received the title of the Hierarchy of Chuch Qajaw from the wise Maya elders. He was Elder Charger of Maya Cane of Prophecies' and Charger of the Old Time, as well as the Guardian and Maintainer of the Maya Sacred Fire, and the sacred fires of other indigenous peoples.

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http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=2385.0 …

In that topic (Mayans Say World WONT End in 2012) Apolinario Chile Pixtun is mentioned in the very first post (2009) and then in some posts in 2012.

http://www.rothkochapel.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=253%3Apreserving-mayan-legacies-in-ritual-and-ceremony-&Itemid=44

There is a new URL for that post:
https://rothkochapel.org/experience/events/event/preserving-mayan-legacies-in-ritual-and-ceremony

Apolinario Chile Pixtun apparently passed away in April 2014 http://www.uri.org/the_latest/2014/04/remembering_tata_apolinario

This link does not work. The only article about Apolinario Chile Pixtun on that site is:

https://rothkochapel.org/experience/events/event/preserving-mayan-legacies-in-ritual-and-ceremony

Preserving Mayan Legacies in Ritual and Ceremony
Saturday, August 31, 2013 7:00 PM
Tata Apolinario Chile Pixtún
Presented in partnership with Think Peace International and PK McCary, artist-in-residence at Project Row Houses
Suggested donation $10

Renowned Mayan elder and healer Tata Apolinario Chile Pixtún conducts a public ceremony on the Rothko Chapel plaza for healing and blessing during the current Mayan transition period. The ceremony ends with a telling of the Mayan calendar prophecy, and following the ceremony is a talk at noon at Project Row Houses. Tata Apolinario Chile Pixtún belongs to the Community Kaqchikel Mayab' of Guatemala. As a healer, he is a Naturopathic Practitioner with specialties in herbal medicine, energy medicine, ethno-botany, and ethno-therapy. He is a keeper of the Mayan Calendar and also the Lead Coordinator of the Grand Confederation of Main Ajq'ijab Ajq´ijab´.

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Anyone familiar with the people in this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdsD-nm33k0

The woman, Lydia Trauttenberg, is involved in the Crystal Skull Scam
http://www.crystalskulls.com/crystal-skull-events.html

The Guatemalan man has been referred to as Tata Apolinario.  He may be involved in some kind of upcoming conference about 2012. He is being represented as a carrier of the prophecies. The video was made in Europe.

About the video link (length 22:27), which I bolded above:

Mayan High Priest from Guatemala Apolinario Chile Pixtun speaks about Mayan prophecies and 2012 (Recorded in 2006)

"What are the Mayan prophecies? What is the destination of mankind? Apolinario Chile Pixtun is a Mayan High Priest from Guatemala on an important worldwide mission to share his ancestral teachings. He is an elder of the Mayan tribe called 'Kaqchikel Mayab'.  Apolinario's spiritual name is 'Achi Ijatz' which means 'sower of the ancestral Mayan wisdom and spirituality'. This indigenous spiritual teacher and naturist doctor speaks Kaqchikel, Kiche, Keqchi and Spanish. His special titles include that of 'Keeper of the Ancestral Mayan Wisdom' and 'Guardian of the Prophecies'."

From about 15:30 Apolinario Chile Pixtun tells us that Crystal Skulls are "sacred memories of old ancestral civilizations … Atlantis time … and Lemurian time". Then he elaborates on "races".

After having seen this video, I view Apolinario Chile Pixtun as a Garbage Carrier of New Age idiocy.

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Here is more about Apolinario Chile Pixtun and Crystal Skulls (also from 2006):

Photos: http://www.whoisjoshuashapiro.com/crystalskullevents/Festival_Photos1.html

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Apolinario Chile Pixtun apparently passed away in April 2014 http://www.uri.org/the_latest/2014/04/remembering_tata_apolinario

This link does not work. The only article about Apolinario Chile Pixtun on that site is:

https://rothkochapel.org/experience/events/event/preserving-mayan-legacies-in-ritual-and-ceremony

Sorry, I pasted in (and quoted) the same link as in the preceding paragraph of that post.

Correction: The only article about Apolinario Chile Pixtun on that site is:

https://www.uri.org/uri-story/20130306-uri-latin-america-event-honors-spirit-fire-indigenous-traditions

URI Latin America Event Honors Spirit of Fire, Indigenous Traditions 6 MARCH 2013

Apolinario Chile Pixtún (Guatemala) and Santiago Oretlla (México) perform the Ceremony of Initiation.

Representatives of 11 indigenous Cooperation Circles took part in “Honoring the Spirit of Grandfather Fire,” a forum on native spirituality, from Nov. 22 to 25, 2012 at the Metropolitan Design Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  The event was co-hosted by the Interamerican Council on Native Spirituality (CISEI)  and by Runa Wasi, a non-profit civil association working in the areas of Indian rights, health, education and culture.

The forum presented perspectives on fire: as a chemical reaction, as a source of light and heat, and as one of the elements that regulates life in the universe.  Fire is both a force for destruction and for cleansing; it is a transformer and a purifier.  For many cultures, fire represents the awakening of the soul, the divine spark, the Great Spirit or God. 

The forum began with an opening ceremony led by an indigenous elder who lit the sacred fire that remained burning until the close of the meeting.  Over four days, national and international, indigenous and non-indigenous representatives met to honor the spirit of Grandfather Fire, exchanging ideas, visions, knowledge and wisdom through religion, medicine, the arts, education, philosophy, social sciences and ecology. Hundreds of people had the opportunity to listen, share and participate in this extraordinary event.

Attendees throughout the event were invited to light the fires each morning as an opening for the day’s work.  On Saturday, Nov. 24, the ceremony of initiation was led by Apolinario Chile Pixtun, representative of the CC Confederation of the Mayan People-Guatemala.

Rosalía Gutiérrez, representative of the Indians of Argentina CC, led a circle of young people in the workshops held on Thursday, Nov. 22, and Apolinario Chile Pixtún (Confederation of the  Mayan People CC) participated in the discussion “The Fire of the Sacred Birds.” On Friday, Nov. 23, Regional Counselor Alejandrino Quispe Mejía (Amaru-Perú CC) participated in the discussion: “Fire, Air, Spirit.”  On Saturday, Nov. 24, Luisa Pereira, ( MOPSyC CC) led a circle of women in a discussion of the “Healthy Eating Habits of Ancestral Peoples,” and Sofía Painiqueo, representative of the new Indian CC of Chile, sang a Mapuche song, the song of the earth.

The event included an art exhibition, with works extolling the spirit of fire; documentaries and stories about the element of fire and presentations by storytellers on the myths, legends and ancient traditions of their peoples relating to fire. Representatives of all 11 indigenous CCs shared a stand in which they could sell the native crafts from each of their countries.  Each had banners identifying their worldview, customs and spiritual traditions.

At the close of the forum, the hosts presented the Eduardo Galeano Award to the Rev. Canon Charles P. Gibbs, Executive Director of URI,  for “walking in the beauty of the spirit.”  María Eugenia Crespo, URI’s CC Global Support Coordinator, accepted the award in Rev. Gibbs’ stead. In addition, Dilia Parra Guillén and Ricardo Aquino, both members of the Venezuela CC, were honored during the closing ceremonies.

The forum gave Enoe Texier, URI’s Regional Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, the opportunity to meet with members of many of the indigenous and non-indigenous CCs of the region.  Regional Counselors Genivalda Cravo (Brazil) and Alejandrino Quispe (Peru) also took part in the event.  A new indigenous Cooperation Circle, Aflaiai, submitted its application for approval during the forum, and another, Marawaka, announced that its application is in the works.

Before the event, members of the 11 CCs taking part in the program – based in Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama and Peru – spent four days in Buenos Aires planning and proposing activities for URI’s Latin America and the Caribbean region in 2013.  Members Alejandrino Quispe (Amaru-Perú CC), Fanny Ávila (Mukua-Panamá CC) and Luisa Pereira (MOPSyC CC- Argentina) drafted a document which was later shared with the other members of the region’s indigenous CCs.  Sharing a house throughout the event helped the members strengthen their bonds of unity, brotherhood and respect for differences in the diversity of their cultures and spiritual traditions.

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For the record: From the topic "Mayans Say World WONT End in 2012":

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091011/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_mexico_apocalypse2012

2012 isn't the end of the world, Mayans insist
       
AP – In this photo taken Oct. 3, 2009, Guatemalan Mayan Indian elder Apolinario Chile Pixtun poses for a portrait …

MEXICO CITY – Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly "running out" on Dec. 21, 2012. After all, it's not the end of the world.

That link does not work anymore, but the same article (or parts of it) was reposted on several sites.

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna33261483
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mayan-elder-tired-of-2012-queries/
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2009/10/12/doomsday_2012_mayans_more_worried_about_rain.html
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-2012-its-only-movie-not-doomsday-2009oct11-story.html
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/2012-doomsayers-frustrate-maya-astronomers/
https://tucson.com/news/world-ending-in-2012-fear-not-say-mayas-who-should-know/article_79341065-819c-5a0b-a2c9-b6d4334898af.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6300744/2012-is-not-the-end-of-the-world-Mayan-elder-insists.html
https://www.smh.com.au/world/2012-isnt-the-end-of-the-world-is-it-20091012-gtn9.html
https://eu.redding.com/story/opinion/contributors/local-voices/2009/10/11/2012_just_anoth/96762356/

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Apolinario Chile Pixtun apparently passed away in April 2014

As noted in a previous post, the accompanying link doesn't work anymore. I found this:

http://chinaticulturalconservancy.org/honor-tata-apolinario-chile-pixtun/

In honor of Tata Apolinario Chile Pixtun

MASS: 1:00 p.m. Sunday, April 20, 2014, St. Julia Catholic Church, 3010 Lyons Rd, Austin, Texas 78702
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FOLLOWED BY A VIGIL AT: 2105 Lamplight Village, Apt B, Austin, Texas 78727

The rest of the text at that site is in Spanish.

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So I found another video (59:38) with Apolinario Chile Pixtun, also interpreted by Lydia Trauttenberg.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63kWMNFa6lc

Apolinario Chile Pixtun - Mayan Wisdom
During Apolinario's third visit to the UK in 2007 he gave further messages for this time in history.
(Posted to YouTube April 12. 2020)

[Sparks]

Apolinario Chile Pixtun is the Head Elder of the Mayan Council and an alleged spiritual guide. Because he "carries the wisdom of his Mayan ancestors and passes it on to generations," he has apparently parlayed that into a lucrative career of traveling the world to speak about the Mayan calendar, and attend cocktail parties.

Thieriot's home in Tiburon is called Lions Gate, kind of like the former film studio, so perhaps she has long fancied herself a movie producer. In any event, Pixtun sounds like a con artist, and we wish poor Thieriot would just give to charity or something like a normal rich person.

http://sfist.com/2012/07/11/tiburon_lady_produces_film_about_ma.php

This is Elisabeth Thieriot's version of the film project referred to in the above link:

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/head-mayan-elder-apolinario-chile-pixtun-visits-san-francisco-to-discuss-mayan-calendar-162010705.html

About Apolinario Chile Pixtun
Apolinario Chile Pixtun is the Head Elder of the Mayan Council. He is a spiritual guide. He carries the wisdom of his Mayan ancestors and passes it on to generations. He travels around the world to hold Mayan conferences and speak about the calendar.

About Elisabeth Thieriot
Elisabeth Thieriot is a San Francisco-based business woman, co-founder of PhoneCharge, Inc, philanthropist and author of Be Fabulous at Any Age. She executive produced and financed the movie "Decoding B'aqtun."

About "Decoding B'aqtun"
The film does not yet have a debut date. Shot in Guatemala, the film uncovers previously seen Mayan artifacts from the sites of Tikal and Quirigua, Guatemala. It takes its audience on a journey to discover the optimum quality of life through the Mayan prophecies and example.

It has turned out that films were actually produced, and ultimately made free and public on YouTube. Below a few links (2012-2022):

https://redcarpetsf.com/its-a-red-carpet-life-decoding-baqtun/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T83WZm4mMbc
[It's a Red Carpet Life ... Decoding B'aqtun] (with Apolinario Chile Pixtun)

https://www.film-news.co.uk/news/UK/31960/

Mayan Revelations: Decoding B'aqtun 06 July 2015

Award Winning Documentary Mayan Revelations: Decoding B'aqtun Gets Digital & DVD Release.

The Truth directly from Mayan Elders!

Elisabeth Thieriot, a San Francisco-based filmmaker and author, is pleased to announce the release of her Award Winning documentary Decoding B’aqtun. The feature length film takes audiences deep into the jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula and Guatemala to meet The Maya; arguably the most sophisticated time keepers in human history to this day.

This breathtaking journey began as an endeaver to expose the truth behind the December 21st, 2012 “end time” conspiracy theories surrounding the Aztec and Mayan calendars and the mystery of the “B'aqtun”, also known as the measurement of time that the Mayans identify as 3300-year cycles. During the filming, Thieriot met with Mayan Elders known as “Abuelos”. The Abuelos shared their ancient Mayan knowledge of the intricate cycles of time, the cosmos, and their connection to earth science on a spiritual and scientific level.

The 83 minute documentary includes interviews with respected scientists, historians and Mayan Elders in addition to never before seen ancient Mayan artifacts.

he scientists include Laura Sotelo president of the Mayan Council for Guatemala Apolinario Chile Pixtun, epigraphist, Lolmay Pedro Garcia, archaeologists Agustin Anaya and Adriana Sanchez, native Mayan descendants, philosophers, researchers, artisans, writers, members of the Mayan Confederation, and more.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5740286/

Mayan Revelations: Decoding Baqtun 2015 PG 1h 23m

See also: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2417466/

Mayan Revelations & Hollywood Lies

I found videos (full length) at this YouTube channel. They have all been uploaded in 2022:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I8CimVAzBKe1h70TcTP0w
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I8CimVAzBKe1h70TcTP0w/about
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I8CimVAzBKe1h70TcTP0w/videos

Mayan Revelations Trilogy
Mayan Revelations shows that the information about the circular time that brings the world invents into life with the precision of time and type of change. We learn how good and evil has been in this war for generations and it tells us the end of time for that war. Cosmos impact on our life is explained by the Mayans and how to manage that relationship with nature for the outcome we want.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIqbZnsvh3o
[Mayan Revelation Trilogy-Mayan Revelations Decoding Baqtun] (Trailer. 1:50)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P9Vr3pSTWQ
[Mayan Revelations Decoding Baqtun] English (1:23:25)

A DOCUMENTARY BY ELISABETH THIERIOT
IN MEMORY OF APOLINARIO CHILE PICHTUN

Background comments are in English, but the Spanish-speaking persons are not interpreted or translated in subtitles.

There are also full-length French and Spanish versions at the above videos link.

Then there are three background videos telling the story behind the above film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3-KOIp-bkI
[Mayan Revelations and Hollywood Lies Part 1] (28:38)

Mayan knowledge became the centre of a battle between good and evil to be suppressed and used to hurt humanity.
Fight to protect the mayan nations secrets of life details.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQDM46XAwaU
[Mayan Revelations and Hollywood Lies Part 2] (23:54)

Mayan ancient knowledge of cosmic influence on our life is in danger again and the fight to save it between good evil is epic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtC2F97lzUE
[Mayan Revelations and Hollywood Lies Part 3] (32:10)

Mayan disclose how we can regain peace in our lives and true time of still upcoming events will bring the conclusion of turmoil in the world. It shows how the battle between good and evil looks from behind the scenes.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P9Vr3pSTWQ
[Mayan Revelations Decoding Baqtun] English (1:23:25)

A DOCUMENTARY BY ELISABETH THIERIOT
IN MEMORY OF APOLINARIO CHILE PICHTUN

Background comments are in English, but the Spanish-speaking persons are not interpreted or translated in subtitles.

I found that this 2015 movie had been posted to YouTube before Elisabeth Thieriot did it herself in 2022. These versions are of lesser technical quality, but contain English subtitles for all Spanish speakers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK5YJO8wb7w  (1:21:11) (Posted March 12, 2019)
[2012: The Maya Doomsday Calendar Explained | Mayan Revelations: Decoding Baqtun | Timeline]

Filmmaker and author, Elisabeth Thieriot, embarks on an epic journey of discovery to dispel the myths about "the December 21st 2012 end of the world" conspiracy theories surrounding Aztec and Mayan Calendars.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4w7L7H4dlg  (1:23:17) (Posted Nov. 2, 2019)
[The Shocking Truth About The Mayan Calendar - Decoding Baqtun- Mayan Documentary]

Filmmaker and author, Elisabeth Thieriot, embarks on an epic journey of discovery through the jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula and Guatemala to dispel the myths about “the December 21st 2012 end of the world” conspiracy theories surrounding Aztec and Mayan Calendars. Specifically, the mystery of the “B’aqtun”, also known as the measurement of time that the Mayans identified as a 3,300 year cycle. Along her journey, Elisabeth discovers a connection between repeatable cycles in the cosmos, nature, and human existence. Discoveries which lead Elisabeth to revelations of wisdom residing within the living Mayan descendants known as “Abuelos” who share their knowledge of the intricate workings of time, the cosmos, and our connection to earth science on a spiritual and scientific level. In this film, a team of Scientists, Historians, and the Native Mayan "Abuelos" work together to Decode the Baqtun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuqUImFZQlM  (1:20:52) (Posted Feb. 9, 2021)
[2012: The Mystery Of The Mayan Apocalypse | Decoding Baqtun | Parable]

Earth was destined by the Mayans to meet its 'Doomsday' on the 21st December 2012. However, we live to tell the tale. In this feature documentary, filmmaker and author, Elisabeth Thieriot, embarks on an epic journey of discovery, tracing the history and prophecies of the Aztec and Mayan Calendars. Through the jungles of the Yucatan Peninsula and to Guatemala, 'Decoding Baqtun' dispels the ancient myths about "the December 21st 2012 end of the world".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozq6mIZQQIs  (1:21:20) (Posted Feb. 26, 2022)
[The Puzzle Of The Mayan Domesday [sic] Calendar | Decoding Baqtun | Chronicle]

Join filmmaker and author, Elisabeth Thieriot, as she embarks on an epic journey of discovery to dispel the myths about "the December 21st 2012 end of the world" conspiracy theories surrounding Aztec and Mayan Calendars. Can we decode the calendar and what can it tell us about life in the Mayan dark ages?