Final preparations are being made around the world for New Year celebration.
But there is a different scene in Mexico and Honduras, where doomsday countdown clocks are ticking. According to a Mayan prediction, the world will end in 2012.
Some experts believe that the apocalypse scenario is being exploited for profit, as about 50 million tourists are expected to visit Mayan sites next year.
As Adam Raney reports from Mexico City