The Lost City of the Monkey God

La Mosquitia is a dense and isolated region in eastern Honduras known for its thick rainforests and archaeologically significant ruins hidden beneath the dense vegetation. It is said that in the 16th century the indigenous inhabitants of the Mosquitia fled from Spanish conquistadors to a city deep in the forest. The city was abandoned, and over time, the rainforest reclaimed the spires, pyramids, and stone buildings so thoroughly that the place was lost to history. It was rediscovered only recently by a Lidar survey which sent beams of light through the thick jungle canopy to reveal the outlines of an ancient city, which is now known as the Lost City of the Monkey God. As I roamed through the ruins, my sensors picked up the details of this rumoured once-inhabited city. The city has a great ceremonial plaza with many platforms levelling out of a valley. Five more plazas hugged a ridge along three sides. They are flanked by pyramids and small temples. I also found several artifact pieces, including sculptures from a pre-Columbian civilization that thrived along Central America's Mosquito Coast about 1,400 years ago and pot shards from possibly even earlier times.