El Dorado Found in Amazon
Since the time of the conquistadors, the legend of an ancient, lost civilization deep in the Amazon forest has beguiled hundreds of explorers and led many to their deaths. Some called their dream El Dorado.
Others, most notably Colonel Percy Fawcett, the gloriously mustached British explorer (and real-life model for Indiana Jones) named it the City of Z. But no one has ever returned from the Amazon with conclusive proof that such a place existed.
Three scientists have now come close to doing just that. The journal Antiquity has published a report showing more than 200 massive earthworks in the upper Amazon basin near Brazil’s border with Bolivia.
Posted: January 12th, 2010
at 1:31pm by Koookiecrumbles
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Very interesting article.
There is no getting away from it, the Fawcett story is fascinating. It’s sad in a way that if the expedition
returned safely without finding the Lost City of Z, Fawcett may have been forgotten, However, with their
disappearance they have in a way, been immortalized, capturing the imagination of many as to what happened to them.
I have a new book about Colonel Fawcett that continues his journey to the Lost City. It is called Amazon Adventure.
For those who are interested here is the link: http://www.fawcettadventure.com
Coming in 2010 the new novel that continues Fawcett’s quest to find his Lost City of Z
The date is 1925
The location is the Amazon Jungle.
Colonel Percy Fawcett, his son Jack and close friend Raleigh Rimmell, are looking for a lost City rumoured to be
hidden in the unexplored regions of the cannibal inhabited jungle.
Dead Horse Camp is situated at the boundary of unexplored territory. Ahead lay the unknown, danger, and perhaps a
Lost Civilisation.
The three explorers enter the jungle never to be seen or heard from again. Until now!
Present day – New information that reveals what befell the Fawcett expedition reaches the civilised world. A team
is put together to travel to the Amazon jungle. Their task is to unravel the mystery and find the Lost City of Z.
But the journey to the Lost City is just the beginning. Inside lurks danger and a secret those guarding it will
kill to protect. Survival will not be easy, escape impossible.
Fawcett’s adventure continues in AMAZON ADVENTURE Journey to Colonel Fawcett’s Lost City
Ben Hammott
24 Jan 10 at 8:44 am