The Quest for Lost Chincana

OK, there's supposed to be a civilization located beneath the former Inca capital of Cuzco.This, is a really good article about it.

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In 1952, a mixed group of twelve French and American explorers managed to gain access through the Sacsahuaym�n entrance with enough provisions to last for five days as they embarked upon what they termed �the greatest discovery since Machu Picchu.�

The team ventured into the Sacsahuaym�n entrance and nothing further was heard from them until fifteen days later, when French explorer Phillipe Lamontierre emerged from the hole suffering from acute dementia, with visible signs of malnourishment and even the bubonic plague (attributable, says Dr. Rios, to the bats inhabiting the underground spaces). The broken survivor indicated that his fellow adventurers had died, and some of them had even fallen down unfathomed abysses. Among the objects he brought back was an ear of corn made of solid gold, which was later entrusted to the Cuzco Museum of Archaeology.

Maybe they just found an ancient tomb, maybe a thriving city. Until there's a successful expedition we may never find out. Who knows, it could even be a connection between the Incas and Atlantis.



[edit on 9/29/04 by NotTooHappy]