The Gold of the Gods [antikvár]

1: The Gold of the GodsTo me this is the most incredible, fantastic story of the century. It could easily have come straight from the realms of Science Fiction if I had not seen and photographed the incredible truth in person.What I saw was not the product of dreams or imagination, it was real and tangible.A gigantic system of tunnels, thousands of miles in length and built by unknown constructors at some unknown date, lies hidden deep below the South American continent. Hundreds of miles of underground passages have already been explored and measured in Ecuador and Peru. That is only a beginning, yet the world knows nothing about it.On 21 July, 1969, Juan Moricz, an Argentine subject, deposited a legal title-deed (fig. 1) signed by several witnesses with Dr Gustavo Falconi, a notary in Guayaquil. The deed sets out Moricz's claim to be the discoverer of the tunnels as far as the Republic of Ecuador and posterity are concerned. I had this document, which was written in Spanish, translated by a UN interpreter. I quote the most important parts of it at the beginning of this incredible story of mine:'Juan Moricz, Argentine citizen by naturalisation, born in Hungary, Passport No 4361689 . . .I have discovered objects of great cultural and historical value to mankind in the Province of Morona-Santiago, within the boundaries of the Republic of Ecuador.The objects consist mainly of metal plaques inscribed1