Guatemalan Nobel winner criticizes ‘doomsday’ hysteria Indigenous Guatemalan leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu decried the commercial hype over the supposed ancient Maya predictions of an end of the world on December 21. Menchu also gave a grim picture of how little things have changed for indigenous and poor people in Guatemala in the 20 years since her Nobel win. Images and excerpts of an interview with AFPTV. REFILE FOR TECHNICAL REASON.