The Tortuguero Monument

Last remaining Mayan artifact that refers to the end of days

Built in 670 AD in Tabasco, Mexico Tortuguero Monument is the only remaining Mayan stone monument that depicts the end of time, on the 21st December 2012, when their calendar ends.

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The tablet has been studied and trasnlated by leading Mayanists such as David Stuart. He was the first person to correctly translate the tablet and recover the date '21st December 2012'.

So, lets take a look at what it says...

Unfortunately, the tablet is split in half. Sadly the bottom left corner of the tablet is missing, it may have been lost but has most likely eroded over time.

Due to the fact some of the tablet is missing we can only translate what we have, many people have tried to make educated guesses as to what the other half of the tablet says.

As a result of this no one can tell from this tablet what the Mayans predicted would actually happen when we reach the 'end of days'.

All that is clear is that this monument predicts the end of time on the 21st of December 2012. Could the Mayans be correct and have predicted the end of the world thousands of years ago?