Ancient Lost City of the Monkey God found - and now the treasure hunters are moving in
Ancient Lost City of the Monkey God found - and now the treasure hunters are moving in
18:39, 14 Jan 2016
Updated 23:01, 14 Jan 2016
By Siobhan McFadyen
The Government in Honduras is digging up part of the country's remote rainforest in a real life Indiana Jones-style gold hunt
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Dig: teams searching for the 'lost city' of Ciudad Blanca, or White City of the Monkey God are to dig up ruins
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The president of Honduras has given the green light to treasure hunters to plunder a rain forest to recover treasure from the mysterious 'Lost City of the Monkey God.'
Documentary film-maker film maker Steve Elkins stumbled across a wealth of artifacts and treasures after searching for what he believed was an ancient city buried deep within the largest untouched rainforest in Central America last year.
Aided by SAS soldiers, teams of explorers, scientists and archaeologists they thought they'd struck gold after uncovering treasures they believe belong to the 'Lost City of the Monkey God' which has been known internationally as the 'White City of Gold.'
Known locally as the legendary settlement of "La Ciudad Blanca" it is thought to contain untold treasures that could be valued at billions of pounds.
The Monkey God City or White City of Gold was recorded in correspondence five centuries ago in Europe when in 1526 King Charles V of Spain received a letter from his conquistadors reporting its treasures.
Now, following the latest discoveries, President Juan Orlando Hernandez has given his approval for the Colorado State University and National Geographic Society to dig up areas of the jungle they believe is harbouring hidden gems.
"Today a group of archaeologists and scientists is traveling to the White City to start excavations in coming days ," Hernandez said in a speech to university students.
"The rest of the world is talking about us and the White City, in tourism terms, and we want to put that in the context of the new infrastructure we are building: highways, airports, ports ,” the president said.
More:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ancient-lost-city-monkey-god-7181640
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President Juan Orlando Hernandez with US General John Kelly, who leads US military operations in Latin America.
From last year:
President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez (far right) has been accused of defrauding the country's health system from about $90 million. In this picture, he is joined by President of Guatemala Otto Perez Molina and U.S. President Barack Obama in the White House to discuss the situation of immigrant children traveling alone to the United States in 2014. File Photo by UPI/Alex Wong/Pool | License Photo
Otto Perez Molina has already been removed, corruption charges. [/center]