In a March 17, 2010 post on this blog, I had said:
“even Google Maps mappers thought they had found the underwater streets of the lost city of Atlantis off the coast of Africa until they realized that their mapping boat had made the marks.”
Well, now you can see a video of the Google Maps image of what might be Atlantis at this URL:
http://zys.za.org/visit-5348.html
Well, what do you think? Is that Atlantis?
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I am happy and grateful to be working today with Miriam Balsley , the narrator on the Yucatan Travel Movie. We also worked on the Preview for the next Yucatan Travel movie, From Merida to Palenque. It is a joy to work with Miriam. She is delightfully creative and insightful. Here is a link to her travel blog: http://www.MiriamTravel.Blogspot.com.
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Here’s a refreshingly unique take on the location of the lost city of Atlantis:
Due to continental drift it is easy to see that the western coast of Europe and Africa fit quite well against the eastern coasts of the American continents. This leaves no room for an island continent in the middle of the Atlantic ocean; but back when the tale of Atlantis was told nobody was aware of the American continents. It could be that Atlantis existed in South America. Many ancient stone structures incapable of carbon dating techniques lay in Bolivia and Peru.
5 Responses to “Do You Think Atlantis Was Once A Real City?”
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I love this blog post in which those pesky speed bumps on Mexican roads are mentioned:
The towns have road humps called topes, which can creep up on us if we’re not vigilant. They’re pretty big speed humps and can jar the back if we’re going too fast, or the sign is overgrown with foliage.
Campeche Yucatan Peninsula Mex, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
We encountered many of these speed bumps while filming the Yucatan Travel Movie. This is the Yucatan’s answer to “reduce speed ahead” signs. In Mexico, you have to reduce your speed or else the bottom of your car will get wrecked, in other words, the speed bumps are very effective, but also nerve wracking.
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Here’s a great site with wonderful info on travel in the Yucatan, especially the Maya Riviera and Cancun:
Mexico’s tourism business is still recovering from the swine flu scare and is now being hit again by reports of drug-fueled violence.
The good news is with the number of visitors not yet back to pre-scare levels, travelers can still find great experiences at reasonable rates.
Cancun Mexico: Mayan Riviera Dining Review
He mentions places we visit in the Yucatan Travel Movie: Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Cozumel.
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In a blog post entitled, The Lost City of Atlantis, Joe Schmidt claims that the Atlanteans had three-sided rather than four-sided pyramids. Following, please find an excerpt from his online article:
The Atlanteans powered their city with crystals that stored the Sun’s energy and stored information. The Atlanteans were the original pyramid makers and their pyramids had only three sides unlike the newer pyramids which had four sides.
The Lost City of Atlantis posted by Joe Schmidt
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Today I did a good first draft of the preview of the sequel to the Yucatan Travel Movie. It is called, Yucatan Peninsula Travel: From Merida to Palenque and will go deeper into the Yucatan than Yucatan Travel: Day Trips from Cancun.
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This looks interesting – a computer game about an archeologist looking for descendants of Atlantis. I have to warn you, though, that if you go to the link below , the web site is full of very annoying, impossible to get rid of pop-ups.
Archaeologist Samantha Swift travels the globe searching for the lost tribes of Atlantis. The descendants of the lost city have spread out over the globe and each one holds a special key that, when brought together, can tune into the Senses and unite the tribal elders with the spirit world.
Samantha Swift and the Mystery of Atlantis PC Game
You have got to check out this amazing blog site. It is written and maintained by Jack Churchward who is a grandson or great-grandson of James Churchward, considered by many to be the authority on the Lost Continent of Mu. James Churchward’s first book was called, Lost Continent of Mu Motherland of Man and was published in 1926.
Jack obviously enjoys studying his ancestor’s writings and thoughts . . . and also comparing these writing with modern-day scientific discoveries. In many cases, Jack shows how James’ writings have been disproved by modern science.
We constantly see a great deal written about the ruins of Yucatan and Central America. These writings appear to be exclusively guess work. Herewith is a short synopsis of the history of Yucatan, based on Maya writings, Maya inscriptions, Hindu records, Egyptian records, and Greek writings, and geological phenomena.
Synopsis of the Earliest History of Central America and Yucatan
I enjoyed this YouTube video which combines the music of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Schaherazade with intriguing sketches drawn by Frederick Catherwood used as illustrations in John L. Stephens’s Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, published in 1843. I enjoying seeing some of the ruins I had visited while filming the Yucatan Travel Movie such as the palace at Sayil. Compared to the sketch of the unexcavated ruin which appears to be semi-buried under a hill of dirt, the present-day ruin is lovely.
Incidents of Travel in Yucatan YouTube Video
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