Mayan King Tomb Found.

Posted by Alex in Everything Else on May 5, 2006 at 8:03 am


Archaeologist Hector Escobedo outsmarted tomb raiders to find the treasures of the tomb of a Mayan king in Peru Guatemala.

The excavation team were working against the clock, aware that would-be treasures looters were scouting the same area.

Just a day before Escobedo discovered the tomb, looters sneaked into a tunnel the archeologists dug under the pyramid, clearing out rock and rubble in a fruitless effort to find booty.

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Update 5/7/06: Neatorama reader Lisa pointed out that although the site is called the El Peru Waka, it is actually in Guatemala (Central America), not in Peru (South America). Also, the Maya lived in Central America whereas it was the Inca who lived in Peru. (Thanks Lisa!)


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3 comments to "Mayan King Tomb Found."

  1. Lisa
    May 7th, 2006 at 10:05 pm

    The Maya lived in Central America. The Inca lived in Peru.

  2. Lisa
    May 7th, 2006 at 10:08 pm

    The site is called El Peru Waka but it's in Guatemala, Central America, not in Peru, which is in South America

  3. Alex
    May 7th, 2006 at 10:32 pm

    Thanks Lisa, I corrected the entry...


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