A GROUP of explorers set on solving the mystery of a long lost pyramid hidden deep in the Guatemala jungle, rumoured to be larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza, received the treat of their lives.
El Mirador is a pre-Columbian Mayan settlement, located to the north of El Peten in Guatemala, first photographed from the air in 1930, but its remote location meant further exploration was limited. In 2003, Richard D. Hansen, an archaeologist from Idaho State University, initiated a major investigation and, although his team discovered that the area contained striking examples of the Preclassic Maya civilisation, its location prevented extensive documentation. However, 16 years on, digital media company Yes Theory have changed that, uncovering two large pyramids in the complex.
Thomas Brag, Ammar Kandil and Matt Dajer trekked for four days on foot through the Guatemala jungle, alongside seven other creators to fulfil Mr Kandil’s dream to climb a pyramid.
Documenting every step of their experience, they released “Finding the Lost Largest Pyramid in the World” on their website and later on YouTube on September 15, 2019.
First uncovering the colossal structure, Mr Dajer exclaimed: “We’ve just arrived at the very, very bottom base of a pyramid.
“You would never guess just walking through here, but this entire thing is limestone underneath and this is part of the pyramid.
“You can’t even grasp fully in your mind how huge this must have looked when it was for real.”
The group then begun making the monumental 50-minute-long journey up thousands of steps.
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