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# The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story Kindle Edition

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Story of solving a 500 year archeological mystery
  

*by M***L on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 28, 2023*

The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston tells the story of solving a 500 year archeological mystery in the 32,000 square mile La Mosquitia rainforest in Honduras, also known as the Portal del Inferno (Gates of Hell).The author was a correspondent from National Geographic magazine accompanying the archeological team to document the search for The Lost City of the Monkey God.This is one of the most dangerous areas in the world and still remains not totally scientifically investigated.There had been rumors of a lost civilization located in the Mosquitia rainforest for over 500 years, with local legends of a lost city built of white stone referred to as Cuidad Blanca (White City), but also called The Lost City of the Monkey God. This last name is the result of legends of a giant statue of monkey god resting on a pedestal in this city.Several attempts in the late 20th and early 21st centuries produced no positive results; however, in 2010, the team trying to find Cuidad Blanca heard of a new technology, LIDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) that had been successfully used to map the Maya city of Caracol in Belize. Believing this may be the answer to finding Cuidad Blanca, the team went to work learning about this technology and determining if it would be useful in their research.To try using LIDAR the team chose 3 sites (designated T1, T2 and T3) that were likely sites for Cuidad Blanca, if it really existed. LIDAR found two cities at sites T1 and T3, indicating that the ruins of a widespread civilization had been found that was larger than anyone had anticipated.To confirm the findings from LIDAR, a ground survey was necessary. This required tThe team to travel into the Mosquitia rainforest and physically confirm the LIDAR findings.On February 16, 2016, the team finally established their base camp close to the T1 site spending about one week performing an initial survey of the site. A number of ruins were found, including a row of partially buried containers with figures of jungle animals, including jaguars, vultures and Fer de Lance snakes. This survey confirmed a n advanced civilization had lived here, and that it was not Mayan; however, as of the publcation date of this book, no one has been able to confirm that this IS the site of Cuidad Blanca.The remainder of the story tells the aftermath of this initial survey, including a return visit about a year later by a larger team on a longer visit and one of the unknown dangers the team members were subjected to; a parasite that infected several members of the team, including the author.The author concludes with a discussion on the worldwide destruction of rainforest around the world, its effects on climate change, and how a warmer world could be setting up the world for a catastrophe from the spread of this tropical parasite.Overall, I thought this was a great story, portraying how much we don’t know about even recent civilizations; 500 years is not that long ago in archeological terms. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading true adventure stories.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Engaging
  

*by S***H on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 15, 2023*

One of the best non-fiction books I’ve read in a while. The style is so engaging, I had a hard time putting it down.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Exceptionally descriptive but what’s with the images
  

*by M***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 28, 2023*

The kindle version includes photos, but they’re uselessly tiny. Here’s the LIDAR image of the T1 site. So disappointing!

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