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๐Ÿ›๏ธ I Explored 2000-Year-Old Ancient Temples ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ | Lost History Uncovered!
I traveled across the world to explore ancient temples built over 2,000 years ago โ€” filled with mystery, hidden chambers, and jaw-dropping architecture. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
This journey took us deep into sacred ruins where time has stood still.

๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ In this historic adventure:
โœ… Discovered secret passageways and ancient artifacts
โœ… Met local historians and guardians of the temples
โœ… Faced extreme weather, wild terrain, and eerie silence
โœ… And uncovered stories that have been lost for centuries

๐Ÿ“œ Every stone has a story โ€” and what we found will blow your mind.

๐Ÿ‘ Like, ๐Ÿ’ฌ comment your favorite temple, and ๐Ÿ”” subscribe for more epic adventures through time!
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00:00We just got dropped off on this 2,000-year-old ancient temple.
00:04But we're so high up.
00:05We're surrounded by jungle.
00:06See you later.
00:08Let's go see what we can find.
00:10In this video, we're going to be exploring dozens of ancient temples,
00:13all of which hide ancient Mayan secrets from the world deep underground.
00:18Everything you guys are seeing now, the Mayans didn't want us to see.
00:21Nobody gets to go where we're going,
00:23including exploring one of the seven wonders of the world.
00:26But we only have 100 hours to make discoveries.
00:29Dude, I'm discovering these stairs are huge.
00:31Yeah, I want to find an escalator.
00:33Let's go discover the secrets of the Mayans.
00:35This is the door to the inside of this massive Mayan temple.
00:39Oh, that's a deep tunnel.
00:40Dibs are going first.
00:42That's fine with me.
00:42There's booby traps.
00:43This temple is over 2,000 years old.
00:47This is insane.
00:48We're inside an ancient temple right now.
00:50Where are we going?
00:51Oh, my gosh.
00:52Oh, wow.
00:53The first thing you see in this temple is this giant statue,
00:57which is supposedly the corn god inside of a jaguar's mouth.
01:00This is so beautiful.
01:01My gosh.
01:02I'm going to tell you what I think this means,
01:04and you tell me what it means, okay?
01:05This is a hand.
01:07This is a parade.
01:08That's a toilet.
01:11Wrong.
01:11That is not his toilet.
01:14That is his earring.
01:15Yeah, Jimmy.
01:16Oh.
01:16So here's the thing.
01:17This place is actually a pyramid built on top of a pyramid.
01:20So the deeper we go in, the older things get.
01:23Be careful, boys.
01:24This is so sketchy, Jimmy.
01:25I can't believe the government's letting us do this.
01:26It really is crazy.
01:27Not even archaeologists are allowed to go back here.
01:30How deep underground are we?
01:31After navigating this ginormous ancient temple,
01:34we finally made it to the inn.
01:37Now that we're at the inn, you said you had a surprise.
01:39Yes, this has been found in the last few decades.
01:42Oh.
01:43Whoa, what?
01:44This is a funerary mask.
01:45This is the face of one of the kings of the Snake Kingdom.
01:49The Mayans used masks like this one
01:51to shield those that have passed away from dangers
01:53on their journey to the underworld.
01:56Can I hold it?
01:56Yes.
01:57Whoa.
01:57This was made over a thousand years ago.
01:59Yes.
02:00Which means my great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents
02:03weren't even alive.
02:04Why is this not in a museum?
02:05Why is a YouTuber holding this?
02:06Get this away from me.
02:07Take it.
02:08Take it.
02:09Don't tell anybody.
02:10Okay.
02:10I totally won't show 200 million people.
02:12That's it for this temple,
02:14but we are in the middle of a giant city
02:16with multiple other ancient temples.
02:19And later in this video,
02:20even visiting the seventh wonder of the world.
02:23Let's find some treasure.
02:24This jungle is full of monkeys, snakes,
02:27and people have even died to jaguars here.
02:29Well, we survived Snake Island.
02:31Wait, no, we're...
02:31Is that a monkey?
02:33Sir!
02:35Sir!
02:36Sir!
02:36Sir!
02:36Well, guys, this is where we're going to be camping tonight.
02:45Oh, look at these hammocks.
02:46We still have over a dozen temples to explore.
02:48I need you guys to get some good sleep
02:49because this video is just getting started.
02:54Good morning, boys!
02:56Morning!
02:57First things first,
02:58we need to explore the rest of this massive abandoned city.
03:01And looking at it now,
03:02it's hard to imagine what it might have looked like.
03:04And so, I'll just show you.
03:06Over 100,000 people used to live in this city.
03:09That's what that used to look like.
03:10This is what they think these roads look like.
03:13There were temples everywhere.
03:14It was flourishing.
03:15But on the inside,
03:17you'd witness magnificent artwork like this.
03:20Oh, my God.
03:20Big area.
03:21Whoa.
03:22This is incredible.
03:23One of my favorite part of these videos
03:24is when we take old paintings and bring them to life.
03:27So, this is our best estimation of what they represent.
03:29Bro, this is so cool.
03:30This is a rare glimpse
03:31into what the life of a Mayan looked like 2,500 years ago.
03:35This is amazing.
03:36No one really thought that was a llama.
03:37Can we talk about this real quick?
03:37Oh, and you thought that was a llama?
03:38Because, look, I thought that was the eye,
03:40that was the mouth,
03:41and I thought that was the leg.
03:42Yeah, I thought you were smart.
03:45And after I picked on Nolan,
03:46Nolan returned the favor to Tariq with a spider.
03:49Tariq, don't move.
03:49Stop, stop.
03:50Wait, wait, wait, wait.
03:53Tariq's gonna quit.
03:55My friends have a strange way of having fun,
03:57but the Mayan way was arguably stranger.
03:59We're standing where a ball court used to exist
04:02over 2,000 years ago.
04:04This was the first ever team sport to use a ball.
04:06As far as we know.
04:07Also, the captain of the losing team's head got cut off.
04:10Yes.
04:15The Mayans are crazy, man.
04:17Whoa.
04:18This is huge.
04:19Yeah.
04:19So beautiful.
04:20Why don't we build temples like this today?
04:22Around 2,000 years ago,
04:24this is where the king and his queen lived,
04:26but 2,500 years ago,
04:28this is what it looked like.
04:30Massive crowds of people would gather here
04:32and even wait for hours
04:33just for a chance to see the king.
04:37And here it is today.
04:38Let's go check it out.
04:39Okay.
04:402,000 years ago,
04:41the king would probably stand here
04:43and watch sports from his palace.
04:45Kind of cool.
04:46Oh, my gosh.
04:47It's kind of like a labyrinth.
04:48Yes.
04:49Because if you want to protect your king...
04:51You make it confusing.
04:52You make it confusing.
04:53Ernesto, be honest with you.
04:54Has anyone ever pressed this block in
04:56to see if it reveals hidden treasure?
04:58Mmm.
04:58I will not do it.
05:01Mmm.
05:02How about this one?
05:02Mmm.
05:04How about this one?
05:04You're telling me
05:05the king didn't build a hidden treasure room
05:072,600 years ago?
05:08Maybe, yes.
05:09But it's hidden.
05:10With the hopes of finding the king's treasure,
05:13we venture to a cave deep in the jungle
05:15where the treasure may lie.
05:16Hey, Jimmy did not say anything about bats, bro.
05:18Oh, my.
05:19Good job.
05:20There's so many bats.
05:21It is right behind our heads.
05:22The Mayans,
05:23they used to think
05:23that this is the mouth of the monster of the earth.
05:26Look above us right now.
05:27We're surrounded by bats.
05:28Thousands of bats swerving us.
05:30Dude, it's a bat tornado.
05:31If there is a Mayan treasure there,
05:32it's under tons of...
05:34Bat poop.
05:34Bat poop.
05:35I feel like I've already found my treasure.
05:36This is beautiful.
05:37We're gonna leave.
05:37There's a lot of bats.
05:38I would prefer if you go faster.
05:40Oh, I got food on!
05:41Oh!
05:42Oh!
05:44For me,
05:45this is a real treasure.
05:47Oh!
05:49Oh, okay.
05:50We gotta get out of here.
05:51We gotta get out of here.
05:52There's absolutely no treasure here.
05:53But there's still one more temple
05:55that might have treasure.
05:56And because it's already dark out,
05:57boys, light your torches,
05:59and let's go on an adventure.
06:01Our torches go out
06:02before we get to an ancient temple.
06:03I'm gonna be very sad.
06:05Temple.
06:06Temple.
06:06Temple.
06:07This is so much cooler
06:08with just torches.
06:10Let's see what this bad boy looks like.
06:12I feel like an ancient adventure.
06:14But as it turns out,
06:15all right, it's a dead end.
06:16This didn't go well either.
06:17Everything's a dead end.
06:18Oh!
06:19Oh!
06:19Oh my God!
06:20What was that?
06:21There's like a monkey up there.
06:22Is that a monkey or a jaguar?
06:24Why is this video becoming scary all of a sudden?
06:26Make sure you sleep well tonight
06:27because I have a big surprise for you
06:29in the morning.
06:29Let me guess.
06:30You guys thought the dozens of ancient temples
06:32in this city was the entire video.
06:34Yeah.
06:35Yeah, I think so.
06:35Send the helicopter back.
06:37Because to explore even further,
06:39we were gonna need a lift.
06:40I'm climbing these stairs like a dog.
06:42We're almost there.
06:43It's our ride.
06:46We gotta go.
06:47Let's go explore some more temples.
06:49And where we're going
06:51has some of the craziest ancient remains
06:53ever built by mankind.
06:54And to kick off this location,
06:57we're gonna visit this bad boy,
06:59which the Mayans used to call
07:00the gateway to the underworld.
07:02Back in the day,
07:03there used to be giant fangs here.
07:04What happened to them?
07:06They fell off.
07:07Seems logical.
07:08Let's go explore.
07:09Whoa.
07:10This is awesome.
07:11There's some very special features
07:13that I love,
07:13like that structure in the Beatles.
07:15Wow.
07:15I'm gonna guess this building
07:16was the temple.
07:17Was it for sacrifices?
07:18Yes.
07:19You got it?
07:19Yes!
07:20I got something right!
07:21What a nerd.
07:22Bro, lost his hat.
07:23What our guide really wanted to show us
07:25was a cave which Mayans believed
07:27humans emerged from.
07:28The Maya believed that
07:29humanity came from a cave.
07:31Deep inside of there
07:32is what they call the tree of life.
07:34And they believed that
07:34all of us spawned from this
07:35very majestic, beautiful tree
07:37deep in this cave.
07:38It's so sacred that
07:39we're gonna do a ceremony
07:40to ask for permission
07:41to the spirits of the cave.
07:42If I was a betting man,
07:43I'd say the spirits
07:44are gonna reject Nolan.
07:46And as we entered the caves...
07:47Whoa.
07:48Okay.
07:49This definitely looks sacred.
07:51We were met with the ritual
07:52our guide spoke of.
07:53What is he doing now?
07:54He's purifying the entrance
07:56of the cave.
07:57And it's here
07:57where we would seek
07:58the approval of the gods.
08:00Naturally, I wasn't worried
08:01at all.
08:02But we're the gods
08:03really about to let Nolan
08:04enter this sacred place.
08:05I hope they accept me.
08:12I think it's good.
08:13Oh.
08:14What's he doing?
08:17Is he good?
08:19Come on.
08:21The spirits didn't reject him.
08:22Thank goodness.
08:23So, with the gods
08:24officially on our side,
08:25we started our journey
08:26for the tree of life.
08:27But the deeper
08:28into the cave we went,
08:29the hotter it got.
08:30Is it just me
08:30or is it only getting hotter
08:31in this cave?
08:32He's getting hotter
08:33and the air is gonna be
08:34more difficult to breathe.
08:35More difficult to breathe, yeah.
08:36I'm so hot right now.
08:37The deeper you go in the cave,
08:38the thinner the air gets.
08:39I don't know if you can see
08:40the sweat.
08:41It's really hot here.
08:42This cave just keeps on going.
08:44But at least there's no bats.
08:45Everything you guys are seeing now,
08:46the Mayans didn't want us to see.
08:48They literally tried
08:49sealing this off.
08:50Imagine being a Maya
08:502,000 years ago.
08:52See this beautiful cave
08:53and all of a sudden,
08:54see this beautiful room.
08:56Whoa.
08:57And the amazing tree.
08:58Oh.
08:59Am I the only one
08:59that thought the tree of life
09:00was an actual tree?
09:02Yes, this is it.
09:03This is the sacred seba
09:04that holds the sky.
09:05Are these pots around it
09:07the same pots
09:07the Mayans created?
09:08Yes, sir.
09:09So, on the tall ones,
09:10they put incense
09:11and they burn it
09:12to get the attention
09:13of the gods.
09:13This is very cool.
09:15If you were a Mayan
09:16thousands of years ago
09:17and actually believe
09:18that this is where
09:19humans came from,
09:19I understand why they
09:20thought this was so sacred.
09:22Of course, of course.
09:23But this cave
09:24is about to get
09:24really dangerous
09:25because where we're
09:26going next,
09:27we will literally need
09:28an oxygen tank
09:29to breathe.
09:30Why do I keep
09:30doing things in videos
09:31that could kill me?
09:35It is so cool.
09:38So, after a few
09:39deep breaths
09:40to top off on oxygen,
09:42how deep are we going?
09:43About two football fields.
09:44Yo, I'm going to stay up here.
09:46You're always backing out on it.
09:47He said there was no oxygen.
09:48I don't want to hear it.
09:49And Nolan may have
09:50been onto something
09:51because at the literal
09:52first thing our guide
09:53wanted to show us...
09:54Oh.
09:54Whoa.
09:55I'm dizzy.
09:56Are you good?
09:57No, I'm good.
09:58I'm good.
09:58Whether you like it or not,
09:59you're going to get
09:59some oxygen.
10:00Breathe.
10:02Anyways, what were you saying?
10:03Well, there's some
10:04ceramic pot shards.
10:06Whoa.
10:07This is so cool.
10:08Can I take one home?
10:10Well, I do.
10:10We'll go to jail.
10:11I would go to jail?
10:12Yes, here.
10:12All right.
10:13I won't take one home.
10:15Dude, I can't believe
10:16they actually believe me.
10:17They're so cool.
10:19They're so cool.
10:20How the boy didn't scare them?
10:21Look at all the bats
10:23in this tunnel.
10:24Let's continue.
10:25Wait, I actually...
10:26Unironically, I don't know.
10:27Do bats bite humans?
10:28I found a hiding spot.
10:30Oh, there's a bat.
10:31Jimmy, get you a hit
10:32of this oxygen.
10:33So we're only getting deeper.
10:34Here, get you some.
10:35The air is getting thicker.
10:36But as we got closer
10:37to the end,
10:38we were confronted
10:39by the final boss
10:40of this secret tunnel.
10:41See those stalactites?
10:44Oh, weeps.
10:45To me, behind you
10:46is the biggest spider
10:46in the world.
10:47Oh, my God.
10:48What did the Mayans
10:49give the insects down here?
10:50Why do you think
10:51the world's largest spider
10:52is at the end
10:53of a secret tunnel
10:54in the most sacred place
10:55of the Mayans?
10:56It's protecting something.
10:57What do you think?
10:57I think so.
10:58So instead of fighting
11:00the final boss,
11:01we let the secret tunnel
11:03keep its secrets.
11:05Oh, my gosh.
11:07That was terrifying.
11:08I almost threw
11:09the oxygen tank
11:09right at your face.
11:10And after escaping
11:11with our lives,
11:12we were exhausted.
11:13So we headed to our new camp
11:14to turn in.
11:15Because not only
11:16were we going to need
11:17our energy
11:17for the seventh wonder
11:18of the world,
11:19but for day four,
11:20I wanted to know
11:21what the Mayans did for fun.
11:22Starting with...
11:23The first ever team-based game
11:25to use a ball.
11:26Over 3,000 years ago,
11:27the Mayans invented
11:28the game of pits,
11:29where you score
11:30by shooting a ball
11:31through a small hoop,
11:32kind of like basketball.
11:33Only you can't use
11:34your hands or your feet.
11:35But remember what we said
11:36all the way back
11:37in day two.
11:38The losing captain's head
11:40would get cut off.
11:41The head?
11:47This is hard.
11:48I'd say we're going
11:49to get the hang of it.
11:50And although we started
11:51to get a handle on the ball,
11:52it's safe to say
11:53we were still far from scoring.
11:55So I even brought in
11:56our camera guys to help out.
11:57But even then,
11:59failure after failure
12:00only brought us
12:01countless more failures.
12:06We might not ever score.
12:08But in ancient times,
12:09giving up meant
12:10literally losing your head.
12:12Nolan, you better stand up, bro.
12:13And so failure after failure
12:15continued until...
12:16And after a long day
12:27of this brutal sport,
12:28the surviving players
12:29might have celebrated
12:30by heading down a sinkhole
12:31for a relaxing dip
12:32in the natural pools.
12:33And while I'm not
12:34cutting any heads off,
12:35Nolan did lose at pits.
12:37The water's cold?
12:40You know, it's kind of refreshing.
12:41Oh, is it?
12:42Yeah.
12:44Go for it.
12:45Woo!
12:47This water feels amazing.
12:49It doesn't look like
12:50you think it feels
12:50in the middle.
12:51Oh, it's so cold.
12:52And although a swim
12:53in the cenote
12:53is refreshing,
12:54the craziest Mayan temple,
12:56a literal seventh wonder
12:57of the world,
12:58is still to come.
12:59But first,
13:00a classic Mayan dinner.
13:03So everything you're
13:04seeing here
13:04is what the Mayans
13:05used to eat
13:05over a thousand years ago.
13:07As you've heard
13:07throughout this video,
13:08they worship the corn god.
13:10And if you don't know,
13:11corn is a main ingredient
13:12in tortillas.
13:14Whoever's editing this,
13:14did the Mayans
13:15invent tacos,
13:16yes or no?
13:17To our final night,
13:18cheers.
13:19Enjoy the Mayan tacos.
13:22And to wrap up the night,
13:23we have a special
13:24Mayan dessert,
13:25the brand new
13:25Feastables peanut butter cups.
13:27Wait, brand new,
13:28but it's a Mayan dessert?
13:29Don't ask questions,
13:30it's dessert.
13:31Here you go.
13:31The king of marketing
13:32over here.
13:33Oh, look at how much
13:33peanut butter is in there.
13:34Isn't it sad that
13:35there are humans
13:35on this earth
13:36whose taste buds
13:37have not been blessed
13:38with the brand new
13:39Feastables peanut butter cups?
13:41So if you want
13:41an ethically sourced,
13:42amazing tasting snack,
13:44make sure you reach
13:45for Feastables.
13:45It's good.
13:46The only Mayan-approved
13:47snack on the planet.
13:48Before I go to sleep,
13:49I want to let you guys know
13:50that I'm giving away
13:51$500,000
13:52to 10 random people
13:54that subscribe to the channel.
13:55No joke,
13:55my birthday is coming up
13:56and to celebrate
13:5710 random people
13:58that subscribe to the channel
13:59will win $50,000 each.
14:01Thanks to Jack Links,
14:02the best beef jerky
14:03for providing me
14:04with this awesome
14:04birthday present.
14:05And I'll see you guys
14:06at the seventh wonder
14:07of the world.
14:08And with the last
14:09remaining hours
14:10of our trip here,
14:10it's the moment
14:11you've all been waiting for.
14:13The seventh wonder
14:14of the world,
14:15the temple of Kukul Khan.
14:17Bro, this is so cool.
14:19I can't believe
14:20we're actually here.
14:21Kukul Khan is one
14:22of the seven wonders
14:23of the world,
14:24partially for its grand size,
14:25but weirdly enough,
14:26also for the way it sounds.
14:28The Mayans somehow
14:29constructed this in a way
14:30where if you clap
14:31in front of it,
14:33you hear what sounds
14:34like a laser
14:34coming back at you.
14:38All right, anyways,
14:39what we actually
14:40came here for.
14:41At the top of this pyramid
14:42is a temple
14:43so sacred to the locals
14:44that no one
14:45is allowed up there,
14:46which begs the question
14:48of what Mayan secrets
14:49lay in that ancient room.
14:51Out of respect
14:51for the culture
14:52and all the people
14:53who hold this very sacred,
14:54we are not going
14:55to touch the temple.
14:56Instead,
14:57we're going to fly
14:57this drone up
14:58to see what's
14:59in that secret room.
15:00You cool with this?
15:01Yeah, this is cool.
15:03Godspeed!
15:05Oh my gosh,
15:06this looks so majestic.
15:08I'm dying to know.
15:09All right,
15:09let's see what's
15:10in this room.
15:12Wait.
15:13Arthur,
15:14the room's empty.
15:15Well,
15:16500 years ago,
15:18the Spanish came here
15:19and they take
15:20a lot of the
15:20stuff inside.
15:22But before,
15:22everything was sadly stolen.
15:24This is what
15:24historians believe
15:25the seventh wonder
15:26of the world
15:27looked like.
15:28I'm not going to lie,
15:29it's actually
15:30very beautiful.
15:31And while we didn't
15:31find any gold,
15:32I'm grateful that
15:33I could even visit
15:34these ancient monuments
15:35and share it with you guys.
15:36Thank you so much.
15:38Guys,
15:38I love you, Mexico.
15:39It's been great.
15:40See you later.
15:40Bye.
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