A view of the Rio Platano biosphere reserve in Honduras, where explorers over the past century have claimed several times to have spotted the White City
Posted on 01/09/2016 3:03:59 PM PST by SunkenCiv
A view of the Rio Platano biosphere reserve in Honduras, where explorers over the past century have claimed several times to have spotted the White City
Honduras said Thursday it was starting a major archeological dig for a mysterious, ancient "White City" supposedly hidden in jungle in its northeast that explorers and legends have spoken of for centuries.
"Today a group of archeologists and scientists is traveling to the White City to start excavations in coming days," President Juan Orlando Hernandez said in a speech to private universities.
The hope is that they will uncover incontrovertible proof of the existence of the fabled site, which has also been called "the City of the Monkey God" and, in Spanish, "la Ciudad Blanca."
According to 16th-century Spanish conquistadors and to legend, the settlement, dating back thousands of years, is meant to be filled with fabulous riches.
Explorers over the past century have claimed several times to have spotted the White City in the thick jungle inside the Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve on Honduras' Caribbean coast. Archeologists in recent decades found what looked like ancient mounds.
Then in 2012 an American documentary team using mapping technology in a small plane discovered what appeared to be the overgrown remains of an ancient civilization. National Geographic magazine reported last October that some carved stone artefacts had been found at the site.
The new expedition by Honduras intends to confirm the find by digging down to discover what lies under the soil.
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A view of the Rio Platano biosphere reserve in Honduras, where explorers over the past century have claimed several times to have spotted the White City
Some well-preserved Mayan Codexes would be a great find.
What if they find “White Privilege City?”
A New Yorker article a few years ago said that this technique was a tremendous advance in finding archaeological sites in Central America.
I wonder how much business the accordion service brings in.
sounds racist !
/s
Those ancient Hondurans were legendary accordianists! :o)
White City...the staff at MSNBC?
Damn, I miss those “murder burgers”. I can get them frozen at Sav A Lot, but they just don’t taste the same :(
I remember when there were “white cities” in Europe, but then they elected their version GOPe’s (including Rubio)...and now they have Rape Cities.
We should never underestimate the sophistication of indigenous peoples.
Whoa! Revolutionary concept for an "archeological dig"!
(Or -- just dumb@$$3d third-grade journalism...) '-)
Who will find it first, Indiana Jones or the Nazis?
If there was a white city it must have had limestone buildings.
It wouldn’t have stayed white for long if it wasn’t, in a damp climate.
Obama’s a GOPe? Please.
Pete Townshend - White City Fighting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYJuuRALcWs
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