Reading list - just ideas, not required:

Maya Roads: One Woman's Journey Among the People of the Rainforest 
by Mary Jo McConahay -
Mary Jo is a journalist and friend who covered the Central American wars with
 photojournalist (also a friend) Nancy McGirr (cover is her image).
This is her memoir related to her experiences with the Maya.  It's a great read. 

The 2012 Story: The Myths, Fallacies, and Truth Behind the Most Intriguing Date in History        
Maya Cosmogenesis 2012 - this is the book that first got me interested in the 2012 phenomenon
by John Major Jenkins 

The Popol Vuh - the Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life 

Rituals of Sacrifice by Vincent Stanzione
Vinny has lived in or near Santiago Atitlan for more than 20 years.  This book was his
PHD thesis and in his words "the fruit of 13 years of experiential living, religions praxis and endless learning among the Tz'utujil speaking Maya of Santiago Atitlan."
                           
The Beginning is Here 2013! -  by Jim Young (editor) a compilation of 13 essays -
 a good overview of the spiritual, astrological and archeological points of view.

Maya Cosmos : Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path
by David Freidel, Linda Schele and Joy Parker

The Order of Days: The Maya World and the Truth about 2012
 by David Stuart

The Mayan Prophecies for 2012 by Gerald Benedict

Jaguar Wisdom: An Introduction to the Mayan Calendar,
Kenneth Johnson

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