Verified14.9500° N · 85.4200° W · 300 m
Ciudad Blanca / City of the Monkey God
White City · Kaha Kamasa · Moscotia Lost City
Classic to Postclassic (500–1500 CE, peak 1000–1400)·Unknown Mosquitia culture (possibly Pech/Cahut) linked to Mesoamerican sphere·🇭🇳 Gracias a Dios, Mosquitia, Honduran Moskitia, Honduras
About
About Ciudad Blanca / City of the Monkey God
Recently confirmed pre-Columbian urban complex in Mosquitia rainforest, revealed 2012 LiDAR, excavated 2015 with plazas, earthworks, ballcourt, caches of jaguar effigy vessels (500+ sculptures) dated 1000–1400 CE, protected as archaeological preserve.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.1000 CE
- Period
- Classic to Postclassic (500–1500 CE, peak 1000–1400)
- Culture
- Unknown Mosquitia culture (possibly Pech/Cahut) linked to Mesoamerican sphere
- Purpose
- Urban ceremonial centre
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c.1000 CE
Initial construction
c. 1638 CE
Major expansion
Location
Where it is
14.9500° N · 85.4200° W · 300 m
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