Scientists have discovered advanced ancient cities in the Amazon and it is the most compelling evidence yet that the Amazon's rainforest "wilderness" was densely populated and, in some parts, quite urbanized.
The Amazon is one of the world's last great wildernesses, but rumors about hidden towns deep beneath the jungle have circulated for ages. Many Spanish adventurers were led far off the map in search of El Dorado, a rumored city of gold, and some of them never returned. Percy Fawcett,...