Thought to be nearly seven feet tall and live in the caves of the mountains of Salta Province, Argentina, it is said to only leave the mountain at night to eat. This creature seems to be part bigfoot myth, part tale to keep your children in the house at night, but it also terrorizes adults…
El Mirador, Guatemala – examining the pre-classic period of the Maya.
The search for the tombs of the Mayan Snake Kings of the pre-classic period in El Mirador began over thirty years ago. Around the year 150, the Snake Kings (and the Maya) collapsed. If you venture beyond Flores, the last town to the North, you’ll have to take a helicopter and then hike through the…
Cueva de los Tayos, Ecuador – Search for the Metal Library.
In 1965 Juan Moricz discovered what the natives call Cueva de los Tayos, and claimed to find within it a Metal Library. Not metal like the music, mind you, but rather tablets made of shining metal, deep within the cavern. In 1976 an expedition was lead by Stanley Hall and included Neil Armstrong (yes, that…
Teotihuacan, Mexico – The lost people of Mexico.
An hour outside of Mexico City lies pyramids and ruins, including that of the third largest known pyramid in the world. The Teotihuacan people existed as a very small blip in pre-colonial Latin American history. In 1521, Tenochitchlan was found by Cortez. Today, it is thought that it took inspiration from Teotihuacan. The Aztecs found…
Quito, Ecuador – the Pucaras lead to Atahualpa.
In 1532 Atahualpa became the last King of the Incan Empire. He would meet with an untimely end when he was murdered by Francisco Pizarro in a wild double-cross following a kidnapping. After being stabbed, Atahualpa was mummified by his people, and it was said at the time he was buried where he died. But…
Chichen Itza, Mexico – Cenotes & the fall of the Maya.
Cenotes: The entrance to the Mayan underworld; the portal between life and death; bringer of water. You cannot have life without water. The Maya knew this, and laid out their cities and temples in respect to their sources of water– cenotes. In Chichen Itza, many cenotes have been explored, and it has been determined they…
Paititi, Peru – the Lost City of Gold
When Francisco Pizarro invaded and sought the riches of the Inca, the Inca fled to Paititi, and took with it, their gold. A document found at the Vatican suggests that this lost city may, in fact, be real. The Incan empire was vast, spreading from Quito to Santiago, the capital was Cusco. Machu Picchu was…
Cerro Azul, Panama – the Cerro Azul Monster
Cerro Azul, Panama is a beautiful slice of paradise that, in 2009, made world-wide headlines after a group of young boys saw, claimed they were attacked by, accidentally killed, and snapped a creepy phone photo of what appeared to be a hairless, pale monster. About three feet in length with sharp looking talons, the boys…
Coiba Island, Panama – the haunted penitentiary.
Fifteen miles off the coast of Panama lies the ruins of an extremely haunted former penal colony and penitentiary. Most who worked there, escaped, or were released from Coiba moved to Santa Catalina Village. The penitentiary was said to be so severely haunted that prisoners were known to escape simply to get away from the…
La Noria & Humberstone, Chile – the haunted mining towns of the Atacomba.
Saltpeter and nitrate mining– akin to slavery. The city of Iqueque was made rich by these towns. The people in La Noria suffered horribly. It is said that photos taken there often show ghosts– and that many who venture to these towns never return. Once full of families these places are now home to immense…