President Juan Orlando Hernández and the Presidency of the Republic the Honduran Institute of Anthropology and History the Honduran Institute of Science, TechnologyĪnd Innovation the Honduran Institute of Forest Conservation (ICF) the Ministry of Defense the Armed Forces and the Air Force all directly supported the expedition and the continuing protection of the area. National Autonomous University of Honduras, and Washington State University. The expedition was made possible by the generous support of Bill and Laurie Benenson, Steve Elkins (who led the original search and discovery of the archaeological site), and several partners including Wildlife Conservation Society, Zamorano University,

Due to the remoteness of the study area, the team was transported to and from the site via helicopters. To complement the wealth of cultural knowledge being collected, this biodiversity expedition was launched in 2017 to conduct a rapid assessment of the biological diversity surrounding Ciudad del Jaguar within the Ciudad Blanca complex. One of the sites currently under investigation has recently been given the name Ciudad del Jaguar (City of the Jaguar). In 2012, this region was thrust into the limelight when the ruins of large urban settlements believed to represent the fabled Ciudad Blanca, or White City, were discovered within it. It’s 350,000 hectares (865,000 acres) supports the highest biodiversity in Honduras, yet the Honduran Mosquitia remains unexplored and poorly known scientifically. In the 1940s, an American explorer named Theodore Morde returned from an expedition to La Mosquitia with thousands of artifacts he declared that he had discovered the legendary city and that.

Located in northeastern Honduras, the Honduran Mosquitia is the largest protected area in the country and constitutes one of the least explored and most pristine areas of lowland rain forest remaining in Central America.

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