Luke Caverns

And we found four or five villages along the way. But then finally on, I was crossing one of the smaller peaks on my way to the big peak. And that's where the city was on one of those three peaks. It was nice and flat. And that's where we found it. And when's the last time you were down there, Luke?

And we found four or five villages along the way. But then finally on, I was crossing one of the smaller peaks on my way to the big peak. And that's where the city was on one of those three peaks. It was nice and flat. And that's where we found it. And when's the last time you were down there, Luke?

10 days ago.

10 days ago.

10 days ago.

I was in Guatemala. Okay, what were you doing? Yeah, so I was leading a tour for Maya Exploration Center, so we did... There's a few really well-known sites around the main Maya city of Tikal, but we led a tour there at Tikal, and then that was really amazing. I mean, Tikal is... I mean, it's a...

I was in Guatemala. Okay, what were you doing? Yeah, so I was leading a tour for Maya Exploration Center, so we did... There's a few really well-known sites around the main Maya city of Tikal, but we led a tour there at Tikal, and then that was really amazing. I mean, Tikal is... I mean, it's a...

I was in Guatemala. Okay, what were you doing? Yeah, so I was leading a tour for Maya Exploration Center, so we did... There's a few really well-known sites around the main Maya city of Tikal, but we led a tour there at Tikal, and then that was really amazing. I mean, Tikal is... I mean, it's a...

it's a central city to the story of of the maya um you know everything eventually through the height of the classic period runs through t call and then um so we led a tour out there and then by the end of the tour i did something i've been wanting to do for years which was uh booked uh through him i got on a helicopter

it's a central city to the story of of the maya um you know everything eventually through the height of the classic period runs through t call and then um so we led a tour out there and then by the end of the tour i did something i've been wanting to do for years which was uh booked uh through him i got on a helicopter

it's a central city to the story of of the maya um you know everything eventually through the height of the classic period runs through t call and then um so we led a tour out there and then by the end of the tour i did something i've been wanting to do for years which was uh booked uh through him i got on a helicopter

and flew dozens of miles out into the middle of the Peten Rainforest, which the Peten is, I think it's at least the second largest rainforest in the Americas, which is second to the Amazon, but it's like 1 50th the size of the Amazon, but very, very remote. And it contains the largest pyramid in America. Definitely in the Maya world. And it's called La Danta. It's La Danta and El Tigre.

and flew dozens of miles out into the middle of the Peten Rainforest, which the Peten is, I think it's at least the second largest rainforest in the Americas, which is second to the Amazon, but it's like 1 50th the size of the Amazon, but very, very remote. And it contains the largest pyramid in America. Definitely in the Maya world. And it's called La Danta. It's La Danta and El Tigre.

and flew dozens of miles out into the middle of the Peten Rainforest, which the Peten is, I think it's at least the second largest rainforest in the Americas, which is second to the Amazon, but it's like 1 50th the size of the Amazon, but very, very remote. And it contains the largest pyramid in America. Definitely in the Maya world. And it's called La Danta. It's La Danta and El Tigre.

And so that was really amazing. And one of the things that I was so interested about going there is because the head archaeologist at El Mirador, Richard Hansen, he refers to the architecture there and the stonework there as,

And so that was really amazing. And one of the things that I was so interested about going there is because the head archaeologist at El Mirador, Richard Hansen, he refers to the architecture there and the stonework there as,

And so that was really amazing. And one of the things that I was so interested about going there is because the head archaeologist at El Mirador, Richard Hansen, he refers to the architecture there and the stonework there as,

the phrase that he's kind of coined for it is conspicuous consumption, and that at the beginning of the Maya world, they were just so wealthy that they could create these pyramids out of the biggest stones that they're ever going to make stones, or that they're ever going to use throughout the rest of their 3,000-year history, or the 2,000-year history.

the phrase that he's kind of coined for it is conspicuous consumption, and that at the beginning of the Maya world, they were just so wealthy that they could create these pyramids out of the biggest stones that they're ever going to make stones, or that they're ever going to use throughout the rest of their 3,000-year history, or the 2,000-year history.

the phrase that he's kind of coined for it is conspicuous consumption, and that at the beginning of the Maya world, they were just so wealthy that they could create these pyramids out of the biggest stones that they're ever going to make stones, or that they're ever going to use throughout the rest of their 3,000-year history, or the 2,000-year history.