The Lost City of the Monkey God

Posted on 04 February 2017 by Douglas Preston

A five hundred year old legend An ancient curse A stunning medical mystery And a pioneering journey into the unknown heart of the world s densest jungle.Since the days of conquistador Hern n Cort s, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God Indigenous tribes speak of ancestors who fled there to escape the Spanish invaders, and they warn that anyone who enters this sacred city will fall ill and die In 1940, swashbuckling journalist Theodore Morde returned from the rainforest with hundreds of artifacts and an electrifying story of having found the Lost City of the Monkey God but then committed suicide without revealing its location.Three quarters of a century later, bestselling author Doug Preston joined a team of scientists on a groundbreaking new quest In 2012 he climbed aboard a rickety, single engine plane carrying the machine that would change everything lidar, a highly advanced, classified technology that could map the terrain under the densest rainforest canopy In an unexplored valley ringed by steep mountains, that flight revealed the unmistakable image of a sprawling metropolis, tantalizing evidence of not just an undiscovered city but an enigmatic, lost civilization.Venturing into this raw, treacherous, but breathtakingly beautiful wilderness to confirm the discovery, Preston and the team battled torrential rains, quickmud, disease carrying insects, jaguars, and deadly snakes But it wasn t until they returned that tragedy struck Preston and others found they had contracted in the ruins a horrifying, sometimes lethal and incurable disease.Suspenseful and shocking, filled with colorful history, hair raising adventure, and dramatic twists of fortune, The Lost City of the Monkey God is the absolutely true, eyewitness account of one of the great discoveries of the twenty first century. Free Download [ The Lost City of the Monkey God ] By [ Douglas Preston ] – kino-fada.fr I peered out the window, transfixed I can scarcely find words to describe the opulence of the rainforest that unrolled below us The tree crowns were packed together like puffballs, displaying every possible hue, tint, and shade of green Chartreuse, emerald, lime, aquamarine, teal, bottle, glaucous, asparagus, olive, celadon, jade, malachite mere words are inadequate to express the chromatic infinites Douglas Preston was always interested in lost civilizations, so when he got the chance to I peered out the window, transfixed I can scarcely find words to describe the opulence of the rainforest that unrolled below us The tree crowns were packed together like puffballs, displaying every possible hue, tint, and shade of green Chartreuse, emerald, lime, aquamarine, teal, bottle, glaucous, asparagus, olive, celadon, jade, malachite mere words are inadequate to express the chromatic infi...3.5 stars People need history in order to know themselves, to build a sense of identity and pride, continuity, community, and hope for the future. The White City aka the Lost City of the Monkey God was a legend until now.For the last 500 years, rumors have flooded every major news outlet only you be proven false every single time.However, with the invention of new technology and a dogged determination, several explorers, architects and writers including the author set off to discov 3.5 stars People need history in order to know themselves, to build a sense of identity and pride, continuity, community, and hope for the future. The White City aka the Lost City of the Monkey God was a legend until now.For the last 500 years, rumors have flooded every major news outlet only you be proven false every single time.However, with the invention of new technology and a dogged determination, several explorers, architects and writers including the author set off to discover whether or not there s an entire undiscovered city hidden in Honduras in the 21st century spoiler alert There is And it sglorious. But that journey was not easy, the artifact...The Lost City of the Monkey God A True StoryWritten by Douglas PrestonNarrated by Bill MumyThis was such an exciting audible book and filled with rich history and science Mr Preston starts the book with how he got started on this trip and all the investigations he had to do to get information on finding what he could He explained many trips that were tried and failed I find this all fascinating This was NOT a fiction book Then the trip they make to South Ameri...Fascinating and terrifying A non ficton story about pre history, history, and the lessons it teaches us about our potential mortality A cautionary tale that we may have no control over the fate of ancient civilizations may hint at our eventual fate as well.Doulas Preston always impresses I am a huge fan of his fiction work the Pendergast series with Lincoln Child and his detailed, but not so much that it is inaccessible, non fiction Every time you enter either the real or made up world wi Fascinating and terrifying A non ficton story about pre history, history, and the lessons it teaches us about our potential mortality A cautionary tale that we may have no control over the fate of ancient civilizations may hint at our eventual fate as well.Doulas Preston always impresses I am a huge fan of his fiction work the Pendergast series with Lincoln Child and his detailed, but not so much that it is inaccessible, non fiction Every time you enter either the real or made up world with Preston, you know he is going to make the mysterious real for yousometimes too rea...For centuries Hondurans have told their children the myth of the Lost City of the Monkey God, but myths are often rooted in fact, and in the early Oughts cinematographer and inveterate searcher for lost cities Steve Elkins starts looking for it National Geographic New Yorker writer and novelist Douglas Preston, in the way nosy journalists do, hears tell of this search and talks his way into the 2015 expedition Preston begins his story with a briefing by an ex soldier experienced in jungle trav For centuries Hondurans have told their children the myth of the Lost City of the Monkey God, but myths are often rooted in fact, and in the early Oughts cinematographer and inveterate searcher for lost cities Steve Elkins starts looking for it National Geographic New Yorker writer and novelist Douglas Preston, in the way nosy journalists do, hears tell of this search and talks his way into the 2015 expedition Preston begins his story with a briefing by an ex soldier experienced in jungle travel who passes around a photo of someone on a previous expedition bitten by a fer de lance It isn t pretty More cheery news of the local fauna follows in the way of mosquitoes and sand flies eager to pass on lovely diseases like malaria, dengue fever and the dread leishmaniasis Never heard of it Me, either, and Preston, either, but he ll hear a lotabout it shortly At the end of that fir...My jungle terrors continue This is the second book I ve read this summer about how deadly the jungle can be, and if I read anyI ll need a Xanax The Lost City of the Monkey God is about an archaeological discovery in La Mosquitia in Honduras Douglas Preston was reporting on the search for the ruins of an ancient civilization, nicknamed the White City, or the Lost City of the Monkey God In 2015, researchers used technology called LIDAR to scan the interior, and when they found potential e My jungle terrors continue This is the second book I ve read this summer about how deadly the jungle can be, and if I read anyI ll need a Xanax The Lost City of the Monkey God is about an archaeological discovery in La Mosquitia in Honduras Douglas Preston was reporting on the search for the ruins of an ancient civilization, nicknamed the White City, or the Lost City of the Monkey God In 2015, researchers used technology called LIDAR to scan the interior, and when they found potential evidence, Preston was part of the group that went deep into the jungle to investigate Trigger warning If you are scared of snakes, this book will make you FREAK OUT I am terrified of snakes and this book made me so twitchy and jumpy that I became certain there was a rogue python hiding under my dishwasher I ve seen too many news stories, I know.But seriously, there are a lot of snake stories in this book I d break the book down like this 30 percent archaeology, 30 percent snakes, 30 percent...3.5 Stars An interesting story of a lost age and an adventure that is informative and educational.Douglas Preston s account of his adventure to La Mosquitia an unexplored, uninhabited region of forest in the Honduran wilderness in search of the Lost City of the Money Gods.Since the days of conquistador Hernan Cortes, rumours have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God Indigenous tribe s 3.5 Stars An interesting story of a lost age and an adventure that is informative...As a longtime fan of the Pendergast series that Douglas Preston writes together with Lincoln Child was I curious to read this non fiction book about a lost city Personally, I find mysteries like this very intriguing I mean a lost city that is mentioned in old documents, but no one has found What s not to like And, what makes this book so fantastic is that Douglas Preston himself was part of the expedition to what could be White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God A place where no one ha As a longtime fan of the Pendergast series that Douglas Preston writes together with Lincoln Child was I curious to read this non fiction book about a lost city Personally, I find mysteries like this very intriguing I mean a lost city that is mentioned in old documents, but no one has found What s not to like And, what makes this book so fantastic is that Douglas Preston himself was part of the expedition to what could be White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God A place where no one has been for centuries, a place with a lot of deadly creatures like the deadly fer de lance, one of the most deadly snakes on the planet.The Lost City of the Monkey God captivated me from the beginning, Preston has written a well researched book, which gives the reader both the h...In The Lost City of the Monkey God, Douglas Preston presents an engaging account of an expedition setting out to re discover a lost city in the jungles of Honduras the White City or City of the Monkey God Preston begins by offering historical research of an earlier search for the city which, despite the hype, probably never located the city and might not have even been looking for it However, comparing his expedition with the one 80 or so years earlier allows him to discuss scientific advan In The Lost City of the Monkey God, Douglas Preston presents an engaging account of an expedition setting out to re discover a lost city in the jungles of Honduras the White City or City of the Monkey God Preston begins by offering historical research of an earlier search for the city which, despite the hype, probably never located the city and might not have even been looking for it However, comparing his expedition with the one 80 or so years earlier allows him to discuss scientific advancements especially of lidar which will revolutionize the field Despite any advancements, adventure and danger go hand in hand during Preston s expedition That danger doesn t seem to be ill founded The expedition had to overcome impenetrable jungle, quickmud, one of ...Most of the events in this book happened relatively recently, and although it makes the book feel slightlyrelevant, it also feels like the book was very hastily written it s kind of a rambling mess This book is not really actually about the Lost City of the Monkey God It sa journal about the experience of being a part of the mostly old white male team that basically had so much money power free time that they were able to discover previously unexplored settlements of a previo Most of the events in this book happened relatively recently, and although it makes the book feel slightlyrelevant, it also feels like the book was very hastily written it s kind of a rambling mess This book is not really actually about the Lost City of the Monkey God It sa journal about the expe...

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04 February 2017

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