Luke Caverns

So by the time that Mexican or Guatemalan archeologists get to a lost city that they maybe knew of 50 years ago when somebody, you know, like a medical plane or whatever is flying over and they go, oh, look at that. There's some giant pyramid down there. They mark it on the map and then they know that something's out there.

The 50 years later, a team finally gets there and it's all been looted, but maybe been looted recently because there's a bunch of Gatorade bottles, you know, laying around. Um, and it's the cartels that are out there, you know, they, uh, illegal logging. So they're, they're cutting down trees.

The 50 years later, a team finally gets there and it's all been looted, but maybe been looted recently because there's a bunch of Gatorade bottles, you know, laying around. Um, and it's the cartels that are out there, you know, they, uh, illegal logging. So they're, they're cutting down trees.

The 50 years later, a team finally gets there and it's all been looted, but maybe been looted recently because there's a bunch of Gatorade bottles, you know, laying around. Um, and it's the cartels that are out there, you know, they, uh, illegal logging. So they're, they're cutting down trees.

And then while they're cutting down trees, they're finding cities or they have their own expeditions that are going out to find cities and they just blow holes in the side of pyramids. I, I was at a site, um, near, uh, El Ramon Al in, um, in Campeche, Mexico. And it was a site that had already been looted. Locals may be looting it. I don't know if cartel did it or not.

And then while they're cutting down trees, they're finding cities or they have their own expeditions that are going out to find cities and they just blow holes in the side of pyramids. I, I was at a site, um, near, uh, El Ramon Al in, um, in Campeche, Mexico. And it was a site that had already been looted. Locals may be looting it. I don't know if cartel did it or not.

And then while they're cutting down trees, they're finding cities or they have their own expeditions that are going out to find cities and they just blow holes in the side of pyramids. I, I was at a site, um, near, uh, El Ramon Al in, um, in Campeche, Mexico. And it was a site that had already been looted. Locals may be looting it. I don't know if cartel did it or not.

But they'll cut down these trees or they'll make these trees fall. And you'll have this big tree that grows out of the side of a pyramid. And if you cut down that tree and get it to... tip over, it'll just pull out this huge part of the pyramid and then they'll sift through that.

But they'll cut down these trees or they'll make these trees fall. And you'll have this big tree that grows out of the side of a pyramid. And if you cut down that tree and get it to... tip over, it'll just pull out this huge part of the pyramid and then they'll sift through that.

But they'll cut down these trees or they'll make these trees fall. And you'll have this big tree that grows out of the side of a pyramid. And if you cut down that tree and get it to... tip over, it'll just pull out this huge part of the pyramid and then they'll sift through that.

And so it's this, I went to the site that had 16 pyramids in this, I don't know, maybe thousand by thousand yard span that we went and looked at. And every pyramid was just cratered in, you know, looking for different artifacts because there's nothing on the surface other than pottery. So in the Americas, I mean, people are,

And so it's this, I went to the site that had 16 pyramids in this, I don't know, maybe thousand by thousand yard span that we went and looked at. And every pyramid was just cratered in, you know, looking for different artifacts because there's nothing on the surface other than pottery. So in the Americas, I mean, people are,

And so it's this, I went to the site that had 16 pyramids in this, I don't know, maybe thousand by thousand yard span that we went and looked at. And every pyramid was just cratered in, you know, looking for different artifacts because there's nothing on the surface other than pottery. So in the Americas, I mean, people are,

at least in, I should say, Central America and Mexico, yeah, it's a vicious war for preserving archeological sites. South America is a lot harder because I don't know too much about organized crime in South America as much as I'm more familiar with it in Mexico, but it doesn't seem to be as big of a problem, and it might be because the sites are even less accessible.

at least in, I should say, Central America and Mexico, yeah, it's a vicious war for preserving archeological sites. South America is a lot harder because I don't know too much about organized crime in South America as much as I'm more familiar with it in Mexico, but it doesn't seem to be as big of a problem, and it might be because the sites are even less accessible.

at least in, I should say, Central America and Mexico, yeah, it's a vicious war for preserving archeological sites. South America is a lot harder because I don't know too much about organized crime in South America as much as I'm more familiar with it in Mexico, but it doesn't seem to be as big of a problem, and it might be because the sites are even less accessible.

The jungle is considerably larger in South America. Um, so like in Peru, you don't have, you still have a big looting problem when you're talking about, uh, sites that are out in the desert, like Moche culture, Nazca culture, like the Nazca lines, you know, the Nazca have their own pyramids.

The jungle is considerably larger in South America. Um, so like in Peru, you don't have, you still have a big looting problem when you're talking about, uh, sites that are out in the desert, like Moche culture, Nazca culture, like the Nazca lines, you know, the Nazca have their own pyramids.

The jungle is considerably larger in South America. Um, so like in Peru, you don't have, you still have a big looting problem when you're talking about, uh, sites that are out in the desert, like Moche culture, Nazca culture, like the Nazca lines, you know, the Nazca have their own pyramids.

They have these huge mound sites that all of them have been looted, but most of the time it's done by locals. Um, you know, often the jungles, these old ancient Inca cities, um, they're completely inaccessible. You have to launch a state-sponsored expedition and send people out there for an incredibly long time just to find something like that. So South America, it's not as much of a problem.