#akakor — Public Fediverse posts

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.

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:

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-29-mn-1341-story.html

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 too good to be true - it usually is.

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 …