Peru’s Ancient Mega City That Shouldn’t Exist

On the Pacific coast is a city that covers twenty square miles, built a thousand years ago entirely without stone. Its walls still stand twelve metres high, its royal compounds remain sealed, and the people who raised it left no written record of who they were or why they abandoned it. What archaeologists found buried beneath one section of it in 2018 has never been matched anywhere in the Americas. In this documentary we explore one of the largest ancient cities ever built, an archaeological site that sits well outside what most people know about lost civilizations and ancient history. We cover the engineering behind its construction, the unanswered questions surrounding its collapse, and the recent excavations that changed how researchers understand the site. If you’re interested in ancient megastructures, forgotten empires, unexplained archaeology and the civilizations that vanished before written history reached them, settle in for the full story. ►Become a channel member today: / youtube.com/@TheUnchartedMysteries/join - Attributions for images used in video: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cfc5UFJKJcqvau79vDmGA7MHxVHP6rKbqkmbDqExh9Y DISCLAIMER: The pictures, audio, and video used in the videos on this channel are a mix of paid stock, by attribution, royalty-free, public domain, or otherwise fall under the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. All rights belong to their respective owners. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have an issue with the use of said material, please contact me directly. I will respond immediately. As images and footage of actual events are not always available, Uncharted Mysteries sometimes utilizes similar historical images and footage for dramatic effect. I do my best to keep it as visually accurate as possible. All content on Uncharted Mysteries is researched, produced, and presented in historical context for educational purposes. We are history enthusiasts and are not always experts in some areas, so please don't hesitate to reach out to us with corrections, additional information, or new ideas.