![]() ![]() Lengthy discussions of scientific equipment, aircraft, landing zones and, later, infectious diseases, while fascinating on their own, feel somewhat superfluous and ill-placed. The book originated as an article in National Geographic and it may have been a better story if kept restrained to magazine size. Preston unspools the history of the White City, the expedition and the journey itself in detail - sometimes in too much detail. 'Let author Douglas Preston give testimony to the old adage: Truth is stranger than fiction.The Lost City of the Monkey God is more than just an adventure story. ![]() Their intent was to map the city as well as explore and protect its rumored riches. ![]() They brought along a new piece of NASA-owned laser technology known as LIDAR or Light Detection and Ranging, which confirmed a sprawling metropolis inhabited around the same time as the Mayan civilization in modern-day Mexico. They faced floods, mountains, jaguars, deadly snakes, disease-carrying insects and other inherent challenges. In 2012, Preston joined a group of scientists, archaeologists, photographers and film producers who traveled to La Mosquitia, an unexplored and dangerous region of Central American jungle. ![]()
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