The Lost City of Z (2005)

Posted by Vigier on Friday April 10, 2015 @06:04PM
from the newyorker.com dept.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/09/19/the-lost-city-of-z

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Re:The Lost City of Z (2005) by nsns on Saturday April 11, 2015 @06:26AM (#9359036)

A nice documentary here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD_1p37iX5g

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Re:The Lost City of Z (2005) by MaysonL on Saturday April 11, 2015 @04:13PM (#9360606)

The meat is at the end, following the drama and jungle stories. Search for "Heckenberger" and continue reading to the end.

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Re:The Lost City of Z (2005) by ableal on Thursday April 16, 2015 @04:58PM (#9390703)

"His work has been hailed as proof that the rain forest once contained civilizations nearly as rich and complex as those of the Inca and the Maya and Europeans."

I did read it through to that point, but you were right. Still a tough sell, however.

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Re:The Lost City of Z (2005) by coolic on Saturday April 11, 2015 @06:21AM (#9359026)

Cobras in Amazonia? 0_o

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