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Ancient 'lost city' home to a vanished civilisation found deep in jungles of Honduras
telegraph.co.uk ^
| 3/3/15
| Philip Sherwell
Posted on 03/03/2015 2:39:00 PM PST by BBell
The jungle-choked remains of a "lost city", abandoned by a mysterious civilisation several centuries ago and long fabled for reports of its gold and "monkey children", have been uncovered in the depths of the rainforests of Honduras.
A team of American and Honduran archaeologists, aided by the bushcraft and survival skills of former British SAS soldiers, has just emerged from one of the most remote locations on Earth with news of their stunning discovery.
The expedition was seeking the site of the legendary "White City", also known as the "City of the Monkey God", a goal for Western explorers since the days of the Spanish conquistadores in the 16th century.
The city, believed to be one of many lost in the Mosquitia jungle, was home to an unknown people that thrived a thousand years ago but then vanished without trace – until now.
Unlike the Maya, so little is known of this pre-Columbian culture that it does not even have a name.
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TOPICS: Education; History; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: ancient; belize; cityofthemonkeygod; ciudadblanca; civilizations; cuidadblanca; elsalvador; godsgravesglyphs; guatemala; hernancortes; honduras; johnlloydsturges; laciudadblanca; lacuidadblanca; lidar; mexico; mosquitia; rioplatano; theodoremorde; thewhitecity; whitecity
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Cthulhu?
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posted on
03/03/2015 2:39:00 PM PST
by
BBell
To: SunkenCiv
To: BBell
White City, been there not too far away from Carlsbad NM.
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posted on
03/03/2015 2:42:13 PM PST
by
Empireoftheatom48
(God help the Republic but will he?)
To: BBell
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posted on
03/03/2015 2:43:07 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: BBell
Cthulhu?No, its the stone likeness of a South American Bigfoot type creature.
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posted on
03/03/2015 2:43:42 PM PST
by
Inyo-Mono
To: Inyo-Mono
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posted on
03/03/2015 2:45:00 PM PST
by
Bidimus1
To: BBell
Mosquitia jungle, better bring jungle (oops... rainforest)strength OFF!
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posted on
03/03/2015 2:46:35 PM PST
by
printhead
(Standard & Poor - Poor is the new standard.)
To: Bidimus1
By any chance are there vast ironworks and curelom bones??
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posted on
03/03/2015 2:47:07 PM PST
by
aMorePerfectUnion
( "Forward lies the crown, and onward is the goal.")
To: aMorePerfectUnion
I know their demise was because of global warming.
To: Empireoftheatom48
White City, been there not too far away from Carlsbad NM.'I knew I should've taken that left turn at Albuquerque.'
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posted on
03/03/2015 2:53:16 PM PST
by
Ken H
(DILLIGAF)
To: Sacajaweau
I know their demise was because of global warming.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
You beat me to it!
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posted on
03/03/2015 2:56:05 PM PST
by
Mjaye
(Obama's chickens have come home to roost.)
To: BBell
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posted on
03/03/2015 3:03:51 PM PST
by
Michael.SF.
(It takes a gun to feed a village (and an AK 47 to defend it).)
To: Ken H
White City..must have been racist
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posted on
03/03/2015 3:05:04 PM PST
by
aces
(Jesus Saves not Society)
To: BBell
Art Bell call your office.
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03/03/2015 3:18:27 PM PST
by
MSF BU
(Support the troops: Join Them.)
Let's Git-R-Done!
Less than $2.1k to go!!
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03/03/2015 3:18:34 PM PST
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RedMDer
(Keep Free Republic Alive with YOUR Donations!)
To: BBell
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posted on
03/03/2015 3:23:53 PM PST
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Maybe Jake Cutter can establish transport with the Goose and even find a real gold monkey.
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03/03/2015 3:26:12 PM PST
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wally_bert
(There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
To: Lurking Libertarian; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks Lurking Libertarian.
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posted on
03/03/2015 3:34:51 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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posted on
03/03/2015 3:39:15 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
To: BBell; sionnsar; abigailsmybaby; A CA Guy; airborne; Aloysius88; Altariel; Americanwolf; Anoreth; ..
NOT my fault.
Cthulhu is only my neighbor..
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03/03/2015 3:43:36 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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