Paititi: The Lost Golden City of the Inca

 

Paititi is a legendary lost city of the Inca which lies east of the Andes in the remote rainforests of Peru or Brazil.  Paititi was supposedly the last refuge of the Inca from the invading Spanish.  Vast amounts of golden objects were evacuated to Paititi, making it perhaps one of the most spectacular treasure sites in the world.

In 2001, the Italian archaeologist Mario Polia discovered the report of a missionary named Andres Lopez sent to Europe about 1600.  The missionary describes a large city rich in gold, silver, and jewels, located in the middle of the tropical jungle called Paititi. The priest himself never reached Paititi but only heard about it from the local inhabitants.

The British explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett and his party disappeared in 1925 during an expedition to find the lost city.

Expeditions in search of Paititi continue into our own times.

Paititi (The Treasure of the Lost City)