10 Really Bizarre And Peculiar Things Found in the Jungle

A City From The Stars

Jungle View from top of El Castillo. It's a jungle out there. By Mike Sharp. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons @Mike Sharp - User: (WT-shared) 2old at wts wikivoyage

Clever teenager William Gadoury of Quebec, Canada discovered a forgotten Mayan city in the Yucatan jungle all the way from his home using a mixture of satellite imagery, star maps, and an astute observation about the locations of Mayan cities. Gadoury realized that the Mayan obsession with stargazing was not just limited to the creation of calendars based on the movements of the stars. In fact, the location of Mayan cities directly mirrors their constellations. When he looked at the satellite photos of the area he suspected a city might be hidden, Gadoury found sharp geometric shapes and lines – features not usually found in nature on this scale, which could be ancient streets and even a pyramid, now buried under the jungle canopy. As the one to find the city, Gadoury has more than bragging rights as a digital explorer – he named the city K’aak Chi as well, which means Mouth of Fire.

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