Exploring the Mysteries of the Amazon: From El Dorado to Hidden Creatures
The Amazon Rainforest, an expansive and largely unexplored region, holds both natural wonders and age-old mysteries. Spanning eight countries, it covers a staggering 7 million square kilometers.
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1/20/20256 min read


Introduction to the Amazon
In 1925, a British explorer named Percy Fawcett set out to find a city in the Amazon Rainforest that was said to be made entirely of gold, with a king who bathed in gold dust every day. However, he left his camp that day and was never seen again. Hey everyone, welcome back to the channel! Today, we’re talking about the Amazon, which surprisingly spans eight countries and covers an area of 7 million square kilometers. That’s enough space to fit two countries the size of India and 28 countries the size of the United Kingdom!
The Unexplored Amazon
A huge part of the oceans is still unexplored by us humans, and the same goes for a large section of the Amazon rainforest, which is still out of reach for people. There are plant, animal, and microbe species here, and so far, we've only identified about 10% of them. Every day, new species are being discovered. The Amazon rainforest has around 40,000 crore trees, and that's why it's often called the lungs of the Earth. It’s estimated that 20% of the world’s oxygen comes from the Amazon rainforest.
The Lost City of El Dorado
According to reports, there are about 200,000 people living in the Amazon who have no connection to the outside world. The biggest mystery surrounding Amazon Online is the "City of Gold," also known as El Dorado. Legend has it that there was once a city here made entirely of gold, and its king would bathe in gold dust every day and then release all that gold into the Amazon River. Yes, in the 16th century, Europeans came to South America, where the Amazon rainforest is located, bringing along a bunch of soldiers and plans to take over the area.
Encounter with the Europeans
The Europeans encountered local people who had established their own towns here. The Europeans took over those towns, and by the end of the 16th century, they heard rumors of a city deep in the Amazon rainforest made entirely of gold. This sparked a quest for the legendary city of El Dorado. They searched throughout the Amazon, meeting many tribes, but they never found the city they were looking for, although they did discover plenty of gold. After 200 more years of searching, El Dorado was ultimately declared a myth.
Percy Fawcett's Expeditions
In the 19th century, a British explorer named Percy Fawcett decided to search for Eldorado once again. He went on a total of eight expeditions, but during all that time, he didn’t find Eldorado or even any of the other cities mentioned by Europeans. On his last expedition, he was in the middle of the Amazon when he was last heard from. He set out on his search and never came back. That was on the 29th of 1925, and he disappeared somewhere in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
Signs of Ancient Civilizations
T believes that this place isn't suitable for humans to live, so there can't be any towns or villages here. However, over time, as technology advanced, some signs were discovered that suggest humans had actually established entire cities here in the past. Percy Fawcett was searching in the right area, but his methods were off. Researchers have found human waste buried underground in several locations. Scientists have used LIDAR scanning devices in many of these spots to explore further.
Discoveries in the Jungle
They've also found stone structures hidden beneath the jungle floor that time has covered up. The National Geographic team discovered a city 15 kilometers inland from the Caribbean in the Amazon, where they found massive structures buried in the mountains that are thousands of years old. But which of these is Eldorado, and where exactly was it located in that vast Amazon rainforest? It remains a mystery for the scientific community. Plus, there are quite a few tribes living in this wild, vast jungle who have never seen the outside world.
Indigenous Tribes
Yeah, even anthropology doesn’t really know how these people live in the jungle. There's one tribe known as the Pirik Pura, which lives in western Brazil. This tribe used to have thousands of members, but now there are only about 15 to 20 left. We only learned about them after 1998 when they first made contact with the outside world. Their language seemed to suggest they wanted to express their pain and struggles. When anthropologists decoded what they were saying, it turned out their tribe used to be...
Tragic History and Survival
He used to be pretty strong, but then some land grabbers brutally killed many of his friends for mining in the forest, and only a few survived. There are so many tribes that have made their homes deep in the Amazon jungle. Where did they come from? Is there any connection to the tribes that settled here thousands of years ago? Nobody has figured this out yet. For centuries, historians couldn't confirm when the people living in the Amazon actually arrived, but in 2017, things started to unravel when archaeologists found...
Ancient Paintings Unearthed
Near Colombia, some paintings were discovered on a mountain in the Amazon Forest. These large stones were completely buried inside the mountain, and it was essential to expose them to understand the paintings. As a result, archaeologists dug 13 kilometers, discovering that at some point, these stones were inside a kind of cave. The paintings found in this 13-kilometer cave are about 12,000 years old, dating back to the end of the last Ice Age. Clearly, there were no forests back then, just ice everywhere. Some of these paintings depict certain scenes.
Ice Age Creatures
Scientists discovered animals that only existed during the Ice Age, like the Mastodon and Giant Sloth. From the paintings, we can get an idea of what life was like for humans back then and how they hunted animals even bigger than themselves. In 2019, researchers were shocked when they found a dead humpback whale on Marawa Island in the North Brazilian Amazon rainforest. What was surprising wasn't just the whale's death but the timing of it, which seemed out of sync with nature. To top it off, the whale was found on land, not far from the Amazon River, and it weighed around 10 tons.
Mysteries of the Amazon
This whale was pretty heavy. It enjoys the warm water near the Amazon during the start of winter, around October to November, but then it heads south, closer to Antarctica, in search of food. The investigation revealed that this whale was found dead just four days after it had died near the Amazon. There were no signs of being hunted on its body, and it had no injuries. So, a lot of questions come up: How did the whale end up here during this season? Why did it come from the ocean to the Amazon River?
The Enigma of Silk Henge
The biggest mystery is how it got to the Amazon forest in the first place, and that’s something that’s never been figured out. Plus, there’s another secret about the Amazon that was discovered in 2013 when a chemistry student near Peru stumbled upon this weird structure. It was on a plant’s leaf and looked pretty mysterious. Right in the center, there was a cone made of silk, and around it, there was this impressive fence also made of silk. The student took some photos of the structure and posted them online.
Discoveries and Conclusions
They found something surprising, as no one had ever seen a structure like this before. To investigate further, a team of scientists visited this area in Peru. Before long, they discovered over 45 similar structures—some were on trees and others on plant leaves. This mysterious structure was dubbed "Silk Henge," and some of them were taken back to the lab. Under the microscope, they saw tiny dust mites crawling on the fence. These little creatures don’t produce silk, so that was a key point.
Final Thoughts
It was confirmed that they didn't build this structure. A few days later, the cone among the fans started to slowly burst open, and a baby spider came out. Actually, this structure was made by a special species of spider that can only be found in the Western Amazon. This spider creates these fans around its eggs so that tiny dust mites get trapped in them, giving the baby spider something to eat when it hatches. I hope you all enjoy and share this blog!
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