French village which will ‘survive 2012 Armageddon’ plagued by visitors

DATELINE ZERO – The tiny French hamlet of Bugarach is known for its serenity and quaint charm. The Visit France on-line travel guide for the city boats that Bugarach is close to the “most beautiful village” of Camon, the heritage site of Carcassonne, and close to a mountain will help people escape the end of the world in 2012.

Just kidding about that last bit.

Seriously though, in recent months this small village — having only 192 people in 2007 — has been besieged by tourist hordes comprised of New Age followers who are convinced a nearby mountain will help them escape the end of the world in 2012.

BBC News is reporting that Mayor Jean-Pierre Delord says these visitors believe the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012, or the end of a 5,125-year-long cycle in the ancient Maya calendar. In addition, the myth of a 2012 doomsday is reportedly supported by claims that Nibiru, a supposed planet discovered by the Sumerians, is headed toward Earth, according to the U.S. space agency NASA. That theory, in turn, became linked to dates in the Mayan calendar. Continue reading this, from the full article at Dateline Zero.