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…
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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…
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…
San Pedro de Casta, Peru – The haunted lost city of Marcahuasi.
Deep in the Andes sitting above San Pedro de Casta, Peru, there is said to be a pre-Colonial Incan city. Locals avoid it entirely, the farmers have abandoned it, people see lights and hear odd sounds. There are rumors of tunnels full of gold, never to be sought after due to the haunting. San Pedro…