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In 1987, when the lawyer and explorer Dr. Oscar Padilla received a particular photograph that had allegedly been taken in the 1950s, his interest was piqued.
The photo, taken in the deepest jungles of Guatemala, depicted a large stone head, looking up toward the sky. Most unusual, however, was the fact that this head had predominantly Caucasian features, rendering it inconsistent with comparable discoveries.
Later, Dr Padilla was tracked down by the well-known author and explorer David Childress, who sought further confirmation of the mysterious statue.
Despite the photographer mysteriously dropping dead shortly after taking the picture, Padilla claimed to have found the family on whose land the stone head was situated, at least 10 kilometers from the nearest village. However, when he had reached the site of the stone head, he found it to have been ravaged.
Padilla stated that, quote, “It was destroyed by revolutionaries about ten years ago. We had located the statue too late..."
In 1987, when the lawyer and explorer Dr. Oscar Padilla received a particular photograph that had allegedly been taken in the 1950s, his interest was piqued.
The photo, taken in the deepest jungles of Guatemala, depicted a large stone head, looking up toward the sky. Most unusual, however, was the fact that this head had predominantly Caucasian features, rendering it inconsistent with comparable discoveries.
Later, Dr Padilla was tracked down by the well-known author and explorer David Childress, who sought further confirmation of the mysterious statue.
Despite the photographer mysteriously dropping dead shortly after taking the picture, Padilla claimed to have found the family on whose land the stone head was situated, at least 10 kilometers from the nearest village. However, when he had reached the site of the stone head, he found it to have been ravaged.
Padilla stated that, quote, “It was destroyed by revolutionaries about ten years ago. We had located the statue too late..."
