 According to the "Popol Vuh", a compilation of the creation accounts of the Kʼicheʼ Maya of the Colonial-era highlands, we are living in the fourth world.The "Popol Vuh" describes the gods first creating three failed worlds, followed by a successful fourth world in which humanity was placed.In the Maya Long Count, the previous world ended after 13 bʼakʼtuns, or roughly 5,125 years.