Buried City in South of Spain Connected with Atlantis?

Archeologists from Spain’s Higher Council for Scientific Study are looking for evidence of a city that may have been buried by a tsunami in the south of Spain

The Tartessian civilization, which developed in southern Spain between the 11th and 7th centuries BC and became rich trading gold and silver from local mines, has long been linked by mythologists to the Atlantis legend.

Lost city of Atlantis ‘could be buried in southern Spain’

The dates, if correct, are certainly right since Plato said that Atlantis came to its end around 9,000 B.C. A civilization that flourished between the 11th and 7th centuries B.C. would have been contemporary with Atlantis. And, a city on the coast of southern Spain would have been geographically close to Atlantis, a continent in what is now the Atlantic Ocean.

Fascinating Itzamna

While doing research for one of the Special Features, Mayan Gods and a Goddess, accompanying the Yucatan Travel Movie, I came upon this intriguing information: that Izamna was considered a god of the sky.

Yucatan Travel Movie Editing Continues

The main Yucatan Travel Movie is done. So is the 2.5 minute Preview for the next movie in the series, which is called, Yucatan Peninsula Travel. I am happy that the Bloopers Special Feature is also done today. Yay!!! I’ve had a lot of fun with sound effects .

The Ancient Maya View of the Cosmos

Here is a link to an intriguing essay on the Maya-Cosmo Vision, which parallels the lore of the ancient Maya tradition with modern-day quantum physics view of the universe.

Maya-Cosmo Vision: A Living Universe Consciousness

I met and interviewed one of the authors of the article, Belisa B. Gordon while filming the Yucatan Travel Movie.

Fantastic Birdwatching next to Chichen Itza

On our last Yucatan Travel Movie filming visit to Yucatan in March 2009, we visited Hacienda Chichen adjacent to the world-famous Mayan ruin at Chichen Itza. We had the good fortune to interview Belissa Baranche, who calls herself the “keeper” of Hacienda Chichen, and her husband Bruce, who is the driving force behind the greening of the spa/resort.

During the interview, we learned that Belissa is passionate about birdwatching. Therefore, I am delighted to discover that Jim Conrad, a respected naturalist who is also passionate about birding, is staying at Hacienda Chichen as a volunteer. Here is an excerpt from his post on their blog site:

On one such late-afternoon birdwalk I photographed the fast-foraging bird: Rose-throated Becard, PACHYRAMPHUS AGLAIAE, common at forest edges, in open areas and the like, from Mexico to Panama. The Rose-throated Becard male has the rosy throat, making it easy to identify.

Jim Conrad’s Naturalist Field Work at Hacienda Chichen, Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico

Follow the link above for a gorgeous photo of the rose-throated Becard male – really cute.

Ever Heard of the Uyghurs?

What’s this about the Uyghurs? Ever heard of them? Know how to pronounce Uyghurs? They are supposed to be members of the largest colony of the lost continent of Mu, also called Lemuria.

According to a blog on Emily’s Art News:

The Uyghur Empire was possibly the first, and unquestionably the largest, most important, and most powerful of all the colonial empires belonging to Mu.

Great Uyghur Empire (Lost continent of Mu, History of Uyghurs/Lemurians)

The above excerpt is from a blog post that also contains a video with photographic images of what I suppose are mummies of the ancient Uyghurs. According to the blog, most of their present-day descendants live in China.

Although the text says that most of the descendants live in China, the video shows paintings and statues, supposedly of ancient Uyghurs, that look more like ancient East Indians.

Demise of Nasca Civilization Caused by Deforestation?

Scientists at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom have come up with an intriguing proposal.

While being aware that the Nasca civilization ended suddenly between the 6th and 7th centuries, scientists at the University of Cambridge in the UK have recently revealed that the Nasca demise was related to deforestation.

This was due to their clearing of huarango trees, whose deep roots played a key role in regulating moisture and soil richness. Thus, removing so many trees eventually caused a tipping point to be reached, after which the ecosystem was irreversibly damaged and the climate became more and more dry.

Past natural disasters the result of human activities

Are we on the brink of our own demise because of extensive deforestation here?

So many people are concerned about the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest. However, most of North America used to be forest.

Could a Giant Tsunami Have Submerged Atlantis?

Scientists at the Leibniz Oceanography Institute in Kiel, Germany have found indications that an extreme altercation in the earth’s surface occurred about 2,000 years ago.

According to the scientists, the edge of an African continental shelf broke off, scattering debris over 150,000 square kilometers across the deep Atlantic off the coast of Morocco, south of the Canary Islands.

This event could have set off a massive tsunami that some say impacted the lost city of Atlantis, believed to have existed in the Atlantic basin before being engulfed by the sea.

Past natural disasters the result of human activities

Tarpon Fishing in Yucatan

Although I am more interested in pondering ancient mysteries when travelling in the Yucatan, and therefore concentrate on visiting gorgeous colonial cities, intriguing ancient Mayan ruins, and places of exquisite scenic beauty, which I also have recorded in the Yucatan Travel Movie, some people go to Yucatan for fishing. All you fisherfolk, here’s an excert from an interesting blog post:

For years Barb and I had heard tales of tarpon fishing in the Yucatan, seen photos of tarpon jumping, read articles about them in fly fishing magazines and now we had a chance to find out for ourselves. We joined our friends, Jay and Paula, to spend a week fishing for these elusive game fish in southern Yucatan near Chetumal.
Tarpon: Megalops antlanticus

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