Lost city found in Amazon may have housed 100,000 before being abandoned and reclaimed by rainforest

Researchers found a sprawling ancient city in eastern Ecuador, reclaimed thousands of years ago by the lush Amazon rainforest. The BBC reports that a volcano nearby provided it with rich soils but likely led to its abandonment. More than 100,000 people may have lived there. — Read the rest
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