Drawing of an alien (of the often cited "grey" type, bald, with large dark eyes) imitating the "Ancient Alien guy" meme's gesture.

Additionally, the whole #Akakor story's still out there. To this day. Despite having been debunked long ago, it's an often cited trope fuelling #pseudoarchaeology narratives about ancient civilisations - including the racist deprivation of ancient and #Indigenous people's culture and history.

COLUMN ONE : Searching for Heart of Darkness : A woman's tortured effort to find a brother who disappeared spans three continents. It leads to a mysterious--and possibly murderous--Amazon guide. Sandy Reed climbed out of the small airplane and squinted into the cloudless tropical sky.

For one, #Tatunca / Hauck turned his fame into a business, guiding tourists into the jungle - a prospect of ancient #Akakor included.

But after some of his clients went missing under unclear circumstances (at least one found dead), questions were raised:

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While #Brugger somehow seemed convinced by the #Akakor story (at least enough to find a publisher for it), it had one big flaw ...

There was only one single source for this fantastic tale: #TatuncaNara. And of course, if a story sounds to good to be true - it usually is.

Page from Brugger's "Chronicle of Akakor" book showing an illustration depicting underground structures of the ancient "lost city".

Ah, #Akakor - the alleged ancient underground city hidden deep inside the jungle somewhere between #Brazil, #Bolivia, and #Peru which, according #TatuncaNara 's story, has it all: lost pyramids, occult wisdom, and divine (a.k.a. 🙌 #AncientAliens 🙌) technology …

Akakor, Akahim, Ofir e Eldorado, Mistérios Revelados das Terras Misteriosas da Amazônia! 
Akakor, Akahim, Ofir e Eldorado Mistérios Revelados. As densas florestas da Amazônia, com seus labirintos de rios e vegetação exuberante, têm sido cenário de inúmeras expedições

#Akakor
#Akahim
#Ofir
#Eldorado

Last chapt. on esoteric follow-up to Fawcett's story reminds of self-styled chieftain #TatuncaNara & his 'lost city' of #Akakor. @DavidGrann