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Lost city found in Honduran rainforest
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Archaeologists discovered the remains of a lost city deep in the Honduran rainforest.
A group of researchers found a partially exposed pyramid, extensive plazas and artifacts in the remote, uninhabited portion of the forest, according to National Geographic.
An aerial survey of the area in 2012 revealed the site considered to be the White City, Ciudad Blanca or “City of the Monkey God.”
The undisturbed ruins include earthen mounds, ceremonial seats and finely carved pottery from a culture that existed a thousand years ago. Archaeologists do not even have a name for it.
Explorers have searched for the city for almost a hundred years. Theodore Morde, an eccentric explorer, claimed to have found the city during an expedition in 1940. He came back from the area with thousands of artifacts. He never gave the exact location of his find and died before ever identifying it.
Researchers who made the recent discovery also said they will not reveal the site’s location so that it will remain undisturbed from looters.
