The Amazon's 'lost city' has been widely misunderstood. This is its true story ^13.9%

BBC - By Sofia Quaglia - 5/31/2026, 10:00 AM

Hasty Generalization 14.7% - Negativity Bias 12% - Appeal to Authority 10.7%

This sprawling ancient metropolis in the jungle of Ecuador has revealed a unique form of urbanism found only in the Amazon. Sofia Quaglia visits the site for the story of this mysterious civilisation. Archaeologist Alden Yépez hikes through a field of bright green grass, swinging his rusty machete left and right to carve a path in the... more