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The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story

A firsthand search for ancient ruins in Honduras becomes a study of contested archaeology, leishmaniasis, and the uncertainty surrounding how civilizations disappear.

27 parts, about 27 minutes to read.

At a glance

Author
Douglas Preston
Parts
27 parts
Reading time
about 27 minutes
The whole book
Also to read in full

What the summary covers

  1. The Valley Before the Search1 min
  2. A Confidential Target1 min
  3. Reports, Legends, and Earthworks1 min
  4. The Expeditions That Fed the Story1 min
  5. Morde's Claim and His Journals1 min
  6. Elkins Changes His Method1 min
  7. A Search Interrupted1 min
  8. A New Way to See the Ground1 min
  9. An Experimental Mission1 min
  10. Getting the Aircraft Into Position1 min
  11. Over Target One1 min
  12. What the Images Could Show1 min
  13. Preparing to Enter1 min
  14. Inside the Valley1 min
  15. Ground Truth in the Hidden City1 min
  16. The Carved Objects Emerge1 min
  17. What the Valley Held, and Who Would Protect It1 min
  18. A Brief Visit, a Longer Threat1 min
  19. Discovery Becomes a Public Argument1 min
  20. The Sparse Record Behind the Ruins1 min
  21. The Cache's Unsettled Meaning1 min
  22. A Possible Catastrophe Carried by Disease1 min
  23. An Illness Follows Us Home1 min
  24. The Price of Treatment1 min
  25. What the Parasite Might Tell Us1 min
  26. Return to the City of the Jaguar1 min
  27. The Warning I Carried Home1 min

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