Was a Lost Mayan City Discovered in the Honduran Rainforest?

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The recent discovery of a "lost city" in the rainforests of Honduras has sparked interest due to its connection to a mysterious civilization rumored to possess gold and "monkey children." The discussion highlights the confusion surrounding the site's cultural affiliation, with some questioning whether it represents a new race or is linked to the Incas. However, it is clarified that the Incas were geographically distant from this site, which is closer to known Mayan locations. The possibility that this city is related to Mayan culture is emphasized, given its proximity to other Mayan sites and the historical significance of the Mayans in the region about 1,000 years ago.
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The jungle-choked remains of a "lost city", abandoned by a mysterious civilisation several centuries ago and long fabled for reports of its gold and "monkey children", have been uncovered in the depths of the rainforests ofHonduras.
 
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wolram said:
The jungle-choked remains of a "lost city", abandoned by a mysterious civilisation several centuries ago and long fabled for reports of its gold and "monkey children", have been uncovered in the depths of the rainforests ofHonduras.
Your links are not helpful. For me at least they do not go to what I assume you think they go to.
 
And your links make it very unclear what you want to talk about. "Here are some links!" by itself is not helpful.
 
wolram said:
Is this a new race of people or are they related to the Incas?

Well, everybody is related to everybody else. How would you tell a "new race" from an old one?

The Incas lived nowhere near this site. (The Mayans were just north of it) The Incas lived in the Andes, on the west coast of South America, not the east coast of Central America.
 
My money would have to be on some sort of Mayan culture.
1000 years ago the Mayans were big players in the region.
They also built and abandoned many cities.
This new site is only about 200 miles east of other known Mayan sites.
 
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