The discovery of some “lost” cities could have given explorers hope they’d find unknown places like El Dorado.
These were plenty of legends of societies that once thrived in a distant time and place. Some have been found and excavated so that we can begin to understand how these civilizations of yesteryear might have lived.
When it was discovered, the area was under the control of the Bourbon dynasty. “At that time, it was likely a treasure grab,” says, an archaeologist at Cornell University. Most of the artworks and treasures they found would have gone to fund the monarchy.
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