La Ciudad Perdida del Dios Mono (Spanish Edition)

A 500-year-old legend tells of a lost city with immense riches hidden somewhere in Honduras, known as the Ciudad Blanca or the Lost City of the Monkey God. Indigenous peoples speak of ancestors who fled there to escape Spanish conquistadors and warn that anyone entering this sacred city will fall ill and die. In 1940, American journalist Theodore Morde returned from the jungle with hundreds of ancient objects, claiming to have found the Ciudad Blanca, but he died by suicide without revealing its location. Three-quarters of a century later, Douglas Preston joined a team of explorers on a new expedition. Using an old single-engine plane and advanced laser technology, they discovered the unmistakable image of a metropolis hidden within dense jungle foliage. Venturing into this wilderness, Preston and the research team faced torrential rains, quicksand, disease-carrying insects, jaguars, and snakes. Upon their return, tragedy struck: Preston and others discovered they had contracted a serious illness from the ruins. This account documents one of the major discoveries of the twenty-first century, combining adventure, exploration, and unexpected consequences.