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[josh gates]
on this episode of
expedition x...
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I'm just trying to see
the road!
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[josh] my team
heads to the
yucatan peninsula
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To invesitgate fresh report
of paranormal activity.
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Oh my gosh, look at this!
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[josh]
strange voices and shadows..
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[whispering]
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[josh] a nd bizarre swarms
of animals
and insects.
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-Ants get you too?
-Yep.
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-Oh [bleep] they got me.
-They're all over.
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[josh]
inside mexico's cenotes.
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The legendary portals to th
maya underworld.
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I mean this looks like
something from indiana jones
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[josh]
and when jess and phil uncov
a dark secret
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In the decaying ruins of a
nearby plantation...
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Things take a strange turn.
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Somebody just walked by here.
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Brian, I thought it was
you again.
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The brain will put patterns
where it wants to
put patterns.
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Why would I pattern brian?
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[josh]
leading to one of their mos
intense investigations ever
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[both exclaiming] [bleep]
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What? Jesus, jess.
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There's something in the wel
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[josh reading]
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My name is josh gates.
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In my travels,
I've experienced
strange things that defy log
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And made me question
everything.
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Oh, my god!
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Now, I've put together a tea
to investigate
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The stranger side of
the unknown.
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Let's go!
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[josh]
phil torres is a scientist
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Who hunts for
rational explanations.
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Jessica chobot's
paranormal research
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Has made her a true believer
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If you're here with us,
knock again.
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[josh]
together, we're searching
for answers.
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What is happening here, jess?
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[josh] to the world's most
extraordinary mysteries.
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This is expedition x.
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All right contestants,
quiz time.
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What is 66 million years old,
more than 6 miles wide,
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And travels 150 times
faster than a jet?
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-[buzzer sounds]
-phil torres.
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What is an asteroid?
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That is corrrect and bonus
points for answering
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In the form of a question.
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Specificially today, we are
talking about the asteroid
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That wiped out three quarters
of all plants and animal life
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On earth, including
the dinosaurs.
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But as devastating as
that event was,
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It also created the foundation
for something remarkable.
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-Mexico's...
-...Cenotes!
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Cenotes, yes!
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That wasn't in the form of
a question, though, so.
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It's a point deduction there,
phil.
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I've always wanted to go
see these caverns.
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I mean, the fact that there
are these legendary portals
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To the maya underworld, where
they would make offerings
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And human sacrifices.
I am intrigued.
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As you should be.
They are geologic wonders
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And they do have this kind of
bloody history in some cases.
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They are truly unique,
and some say, truly haunted.
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Earth, 66 million years ago
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The asteroid that slams int
what is now
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Mexico's yucatan peninsula
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Leaves behind a crater
12 miles deep
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And 93 miles across.
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The impact produces
geological conditions
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That will eventually scar
the landscape
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With thousands of deep
limestone sinkholes
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That filled with water.
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Fast forward to 2000 bce,
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And the rise of the
maya civilization.
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They build their settlement
around these flooded cavern
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Or cenotes, that provide
fresh water for drinking
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And growing crops.
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But there's also
a supernatural connection.
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The maya believe the cenote
are sacred portals
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To the underworld.
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To gain favour with their go
they cast precious offering
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Into the caverns.
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Things like jade, gold,
and ceramics.
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And when the maya really nee
their gods to come through
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For them, let there be blood
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Of the animal and
human variety.
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Speaking of blood,
the spanish spilled plenty
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During their conquest of th
region in the 1500s.
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The maya, already in decline
are relegated to the fringe
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Of society.
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For the maya living in the
yucatan today
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The cenotes and the artifact
they hide are still sacred.
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But looting in the area has
become a major problem.
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It's estimated that the
illegal smuggling of
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Ancient maya artifacts
generates revenues
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In the millions of dollars.
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And some believe this
increase in criminal activit
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Is somehow disrupting the
maya spirit world,
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Triggering an escalation in
paranormal activity.
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In the northern part of
the peninsula
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Stand the crumbling ruins o
a former farming plantation
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Or hacienda.
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Surrounded by several cenote
that are believed
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To be haunted.
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Vistors to this swath of
jungle report strange shadow
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And lights, apparitions,
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And even aggressive
animal behaviour
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In and around the cenotes.
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And the spike in activity
is terrifying the locals.
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So what could be causing
these bizarre reports?
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And why are they happening
at these specific cenotes?
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All right, who's ready
to dive in?
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Listen, you had me at
giant asteroid impact.
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I mean, for me this case has
it all. Ghosts, spirits,
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Ritual sacrifices.
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Josh, you've actually explored
some of these cenotes before?
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I have. I've dived in many
cenotes, I've even seen
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Human remains.
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It really is another world
down there.
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They can be really
creepy places.
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Now, I've not been to these
cenotes where these
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Paranormal reports
are coming from.
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Jess, you buy into this,
what do you make of it?
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Seems to me that looting
secret artifacts
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Is a great way to make
spirits angry.
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Phil?
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I don't know about
angry spirits but the yucatan
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Is home to a lot of
unique wildlife.
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There are monkeys,
there's big cats like jaguars,
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Any of which could be behind
these strange noises
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And shadows that people
are reporting.
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And also, you don't wanna
make them angry either.
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So, I want you to get
yourselves down to mexico.
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Go meet these locals, find out
what it is that they're seeing
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And maybe more importantly
why they think this supposed
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Paranormal activity is
happening around these cenotes
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Jess, see if you can make the
case for stirred up spirits.
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And phil, if there is some
natural explanation
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Like you say, what is it?
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-Okay, we're on it.
-Sounds good.
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All right, adios.
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I'm sending my team nearly
3200 miles
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To yucatan's capital city,
of merida.
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Then, they'll need to sourc
a set of off-road wheels
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To transport them to the
cenotes in the jungle.
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You know how to drive
these things?
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I'm gonna figure it out!
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All right.
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All right, you ready?
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Okay!
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[honking]
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[laughs] horn works!
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Though it's been
roughly 500 years
since the spanish arrived he
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To reshape the region,
maya influence
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Is everywhere you look.
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Today, some 800,000 people
in mexico still speak mayan
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And another thing that
hasn't changed
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Since the fall of the empir
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Is the region's
unpredictable weather.
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[thunderclap]
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Feel like we're literally
outrunning a storm right now.
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I'd like to say I think we'r
outrunning the rain
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But I don't think we are.
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[thunderclap]
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I'm just trying to see
the road!
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I've got so much rain
in my face.
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Oh, my gosh.
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[thunder rumbling]
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Rain or shine, our
investigation is taking us
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South-east to a 20 square mi
area riddled with cenotes,
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Many of which are mapped,
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And who knows how many more
that could still
be undiscovered
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In the dense forest.
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This is where the paranorma
reports are coming from.
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And half a mile off the
dirt road, we're connecting
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With the most recent of the
many witnesses.
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-Is that him right there?
-Yeah.
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Josh has arranged for us
to meet luis vazquez.
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A civil engineer, and the
manager of the property.
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[speaking spanish]
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So he said that we can talk
in english
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And he can understand it, and
then I can translate
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What he says to you.
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-Sound good?
-Okay.
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Well thank you for
having us here.
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As I understand, you've had
a lot of strange experiences?
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So what are some of these
experiences that you have had?
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[speaking spanish]
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I have seen and heard a lot
things I can't explain.
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I have seen strange lights
moving inside and outside
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The cenotes, especially at t
ceremonial cenote
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Called kixne.
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But, it isn't just me.
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Many people claim to see
lights there at dusk
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And at night.
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Do they stay and hover,
or do they disappear?
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Oh, disappear.
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Also, I've had rocks thrown
me on a trail near the cenot
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And when I was out inspectin
one of the sinkholes
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Where it's not safe
for people to go,
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I heard my name called.
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But I was alone!
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Not too far from there,
one of the workers had seen
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Strange moving shadows
creeping up on him
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But no one was there.
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[josh] luiz tells
us that according
to maya legend,
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The jungles and cenotes are
guarded by spirits
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That can take the form
of things like trees,
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Some animals like bats,
and even insects.
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Traditionally, the maya don'
believe in ghosts as spirit
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Of their deceased ancestors
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What they do believe is tha
spirits from nature
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And the underworld can take
physical form to protect
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The people and their land.
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And if you don't pay a cenot
the proper respect
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Those spirits can go
on the offensive.
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Have you had any issues with
looting or trespassing
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On the property?
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Yes, people have taken things
that do not belong to them
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From the cenotes.
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And recently, I went to one
of the flooded cenotes,
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There were some people
swimming who did not have
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Permission to be there.
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Suddenly, out of nowhere,
snakes started to appear.
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They were everywhere.
On the water, on the walls.
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There were more than
30 snakes.
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-30 snakes.
-Oh, my god.
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[josh] for the ancient maya
snakes held profound
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Spiritual significance.
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During sacrifice and
bloodletting rituals,
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Maya priests would often hav
visions where they communica
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With a god in the form of
a giant serpent.
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Snakes are also considered t
be one of the spirit guardia
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Of the cenotes.
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There are things you won't
believe.
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Things I can't explain.
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-The snake spirit's not happy.
-Not happy.
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[jessica] luiz shows us
how to get to
three cenotes
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Where unusual activity has
been reported.
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Including cenote kixne,
where he and others
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Have witnessed the
mysterious lights.
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We plan to start our
investigation there.
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But before we're permitted t
investigate spirit activity
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In the sacred caverns, luiz
says we must first take par
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In a protection ritual.
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Not just for our own safety
inside the cenotes
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But also to prevent us from
bringing
249
00:11:24,418 --> 00:11:26,251
Any negative energy out.
250
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Remember that we're in the
maya jungle
251
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And we need a lot of respect
to enter this place
252
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Luiz introduces us to
edgar peraza,
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00:11:37,431 --> 00:11:39,030
A high-level maya priest.
254
00:11:44,304 --> 00:11:46,838
[speaking foreign language]
255
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[jessica]
as edgar asks the gods
on our behalf
256
00:11:49,209 --> 00:11:51,476
For permission to enter
the sacred cenotes,
257
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The ceremonial smoke serves
as a conduit to lift his wor
258
00:11:54,948 --> 00:11:57,215
And latch them on to the
surrounding environment.
259
00:12:00,020 --> 00:12:03,154
[speaking spanish]
260
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This is the sacred drink
for the gods.
261
00:12:07,260 --> 00:12:09,127
[jessica] to maintain
the sanctity of
the cenote
262
00:12:09,129 --> 00:12:12,964
And the contents inside, edg
gives us a sacred maya drin
263
00:12:12,999 --> 00:12:16,601
Called bulce. It's prepared
a bowl full of cenote water
264
00:12:16,603 --> 00:12:18,503
And bark from bulce trees,
265
00:12:18,505 --> 00:12:20,839
With a splash of
mellapona honey mixed in.
266
00:12:22,008 --> 00:12:23,108
That's good.
267
00:12:23,944 --> 00:12:25,243
[speaking spanish]
268
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So he said now we can go
any direction
269
00:12:32,052 --> 00:12:34,953
Because we offered
our humility.
270
00:12:35,021 --> 00:12:36,521
An offering.
271
00:12:36,523 --> 00:12:38,523
Edgar tells us we've been
granted permission
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00:12:38,525 --> 00:12:40,759
From the spirits to enter
the cenotes.
273
00:12:40,827 --> 00:12:42,527
Now, we just gotta find them
274
00:12:49,503 --> 00:12:50,802
[josh] after about a mile o
off-roading
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Following luiz's map, we com
upon the entrance
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To cenote kixne,
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Where we'll look for the
source of the strange lights
278
00:12:57,978 --> 00:13:01,112
This particular cenote is
considered a sacred site
279
00:13:01,114 --> 00:13:03,348
That is still used for
maya ceremonies.
280
00:13:13,126 --> 00:13:14,359
Jess, look above.
281
00:13:14,394 --> 00:13:15,326
Oh, my gosh.
282
00:13:20,801 --> 00:13:21,499
Oh, bats.
283
00:13:22,702 --> 00:13:25,103
Wow, dozens of bats up here.
284
00:13:25,105 --> 00:13:27,505
Oh my gosh, look at them all.
285
00:13:27,507 --> 00:13:30,308
I know bats live in caves, b
based on what we learned
286
00:13:30,310 --> 00:13:33,111
From luiz, I'm wondering if
maya spirits are flying
287
00:13:33,113 --> 00:13:34,112
Among these bats.
288
00:13:38,852 --> 00:13:40,218
There's a pathway over here.
289
00:13:40,921 --> 00:13:42,720
Woah. Careful.
290
00:13:42,722 --> 00:13:44,756
There is a big drop-off
right here
291
00:13:44,825 --> 00:13:46,057
Into nothing but rocks.
292
00:13:46,726 --> 00:13:48,526
Oh yeah, that is crazy.
293
00:13:50,063 --> 00:13:51,029
Oh, my gosh.
294
00:13:51,031 --> 00:13:52,063
-What?
-Look at this!
295
00:13:52,632 --> 00:13:55,099
Oh, my god.
296
00:14:03,109 --> 00:14:04,209
Look at those handprints.
297
00:14:05,212 --> 00:14:06,611
Those have got to be mayan.
298
00:14:07,113 --> 00:14:08,146
Absolutely.
299
00:14:09,015 --> 00:14:11,249
-Amazing.
-That's unreal.
300
00:14:12,219 --> 00:14:14,853
The maya were prolific
cave artists.
301
00:14:14,954 --> 00:14:17,522
And even today, you can stil
see evidence of their
302
00:14:17,524 --> 00:14:20,758
Paintings and carvings on ma
cenote walls,
303
00:14:20,860 --> 00:14:23,228
Including this one.
304
00:14:23,230 --> 00:14:26,698
Scholars speculate these han
prints, given their
small siz e,
305
00:14:26,700 --> 00:14:29,601
Were made by children durin
a coming of age ritual.
306
00:14:31,104 --> 00:14:33,605
Look at all of those, they g
all the way up there.
307
00:14:35,008 --> 00:14:38,109
[jessica]
inside this deeply sacred
cenote, I'm deploying my
308
00:14:38,111 --> 00:14:41,112
Audio recorder, which can
detect sounds on frequencie
309
00:14:41,114 --> 00:14:42,714
Our ears can't hear.
310
00:14:42,716 --> 00:14:45,116
I obviously don't speak maya
but some believe that
311
00:14:45,118 --> 00:14:47,852
Spirits connect to the inten
behind the message
312
00:14:47,954 --> 00:14:49,454
Rather than the language
spoken.
313
00:14:50,423 --> 00:14:52,123
Is anyone in here with us?
314
00:14:54,427 --> 00:14:56,060
[eerie sound]
315
00:14:58,365 --> 00:15:00,899
We've heard people see strange
lights in here.
316
00:15:00,901 --> 00:15:02,000
Is that you?
317
00:15:07,073 --> 00:15:09,941
I know this is a sacred place.
318
00:15:10,010 --> 00:15:12,810
Does it anger you when people
come here without permission?
319
00:15:18,818 --> 00:15:21,219
I'll need to analyze my
recordings later to see if
320
00:15:21,221 --> 00:15:23,955
I got any paranormal respons
to my questions.
321
00:15:26,326 --> 00:15:31,296
So like, luiz. He mentioned
seeing lights in the area.
322
00:15:31,298 --> 00:15:33,064
Where do you think
that comes from?
323
00:15:34,634 --> 00:15:37,635
Well, caves around the world
have species that have evolved
324
00:15:37,737 --> 00:15:41,406
To have bioluminescence,
basically as a lure to attract
325
00:15:42,309 --> 00:15:43,107
Things to eat.
326
00:15:43,576 --> 00:15:45,075
Okay.
327
00:15:45,077 --> 00:15:48,613
Bioluminscence is the emissi
of light by a living organis
328
00:15:48,615 --> 00:15:51,516
Some of the phytoplankton-ri
beaches here in the yucatan
329
00:15:51,518 --> 00:15:53,551
Are famous for this
phenomenon.
330
00:15:53,620 --> 00:15:56,721
Bioluminescent organisms lik
fireflies and fungi
331
00:15:56,723 --> 00:16:00,191
Can be found in the forests
mexico as well.
332
00:16:00,193 --> 00:16:02,927
I wonder if a combination o
glowing life forms
333
00:16:02,929 --> 00:16:06,331
And environmental factors li
reflection of water
334
00:16:06,333 --> 00:16:09,033
Can create the unusual light
people have witnessed.
335
00:16:10,704 --> 00:16:13,438
Wow, the water goes all
the way around here.
336
00:16:15,008 --> 00:16:16,441
I don't see any fish.
337
00:16:16,542 --> 00:16:17,942
I don't see any either.
338
00:16:18,044 --> 00:16:20,044
And nothing glowing with
bioluminscence.
339
00:16:21,948 --> 00:16:25,216
[jessica] before moving on,
we set up a
motion activated trail cam
340
00:16:25,218 --> 00:16:27,118
At the entrance to
this cenote,
341
00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:28,953
Hoping we get a shot of the
mystery lights
342
00:16:29,022 --> 00:16:30,388
People have seen here.
343
00:16:35,028 --> 00:16:38,062
Luiz told us the second ceno
where unusual activity
344
00:16:38,064 --> 00:16:40,898
Has been reported, is a hal
mile from here.
345
00:16:40,900 --> 00:16:43,534
The sun is setting, so we ne
to find this hidden cenote
346
00:16:43,636 --> 00:16:46,604
Before its too dark and too
dangerous to investigate.
347
00:16:48,942 --> 00:16:49,640
Wow.
348
00:16:51,111 --> 00:16:51,943
Look at this.
349
00:16:55,148 --> 00:16:56,514
Let's go see what's
down there.
350
00:16:59,352 --> 00:17:01,953
[josh] this is the
area where a
worker says he saw
351
00:17:02,055 --> 00:17:03,755
Strange shadows.
352
00:17:03,823 --> 00:17:07,425
In yucatan peninsula, there
are roughly 1800 jaguars,
353
00:17:07,427 --> 00:17:09,627
About 10% of which
appear black
354
00:17:09,629 --> 00:17:12,630
Thanks to a genetic mutatio
called mellanism.
355
00:17:12,632 --> 00:17:15,033
Jaguars are stealthy nocturn
hunters
356
00:17:15,134 --> 00:17:18,136
And seeing a rare mellanisti
specimen could easily be
357
00:17:18,237 --> 00:17:19,737
Misinterpreted as a shadow.
358
00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:21,406
-Ooh.
-Phew.
359
00:17:21,408 --> 00:17:22,607
-You all right?
-Yeah.
360
00:17:23,410 --> 00:17:24,509
It's kind of spongy.
361
00:17:26,112 --> 00:17:27,078
Ooh!
362
00:17:31,618 --> 00:17:33,818
Wow. Jess, it goes back here.
363
00:17:33,820 --> 00:17:35,620
Yeah, is it safe to
walk over there?
364
00:17:36,056 --> 00:17:37,121
Let's find out.
365
00:17:37,824 --> 00:17:39,657
Oh, man.
366
00:17:39,726 --> 00:17:42,226
I'm not seeing any evidence
of a jaguar den.
367
00:17:46,132 --> 00:17:47,065
Check this out, jess.
368
00:17:47,067 --> 00:17:47,932
What you got?
369
00:17:49,903 --> 00:17:50,735
Look at that!
370
00:17:51,404 --> 00:17:52,303
You just stepped on it.
371
00:17:52,305 --> 00:17:53,404
It looks like metal.
372
00:17:53,406 --> 00:17:54,405
Yeah, yeah it does.
373
00:17:54,407 --> 00:17:56,040
Like, part of a tool.
374
00:17:56,142 --> 00:17:57,241
Kind of.
375
00:17:57,343 --> 00:17:59,010
Looks like there's a few
pieces here.
376
00:17:59,012 --> 00:18:01,145
Don't, you know. Like.
You just dust it off
377
00:18:01,214 --> 00:18:02,412
But take a picture of it.
378
00:18:02,414 --> 00:18:03,714
Remember, we don't wanna
disturb anything down here.
379
00:18:04,551 --> 00:18:05,750
Yeah.
380
00:18:05,852 --> 00:18:08,019
How wild is that?
Completely dry.
381
00:18:08,021 --> 00:18:09,119
Yeah.
382
00:18:11,925 --> 00:18:14,158
Ooh. A lot of
things stinging me
right now.
383
00:18:14,260 --> 00:18:16,661
Ow. Yeah, I'm getting bit too.
384
00:18:18,031 --> 00:18:19,997
[bleep] of wasp's nests.
385
00:18:19,999 --> 00:18:21,332
[josh] oh...
386
00:18:25,038 --> 00:18:27,505
-Woah.
-Ow.
387
00:18:27,507 --> 00:18:29,207
Oh, I'm getting
so bit. [bleep]
388
00:18:29,209 --> 00:18:31,342
-Ants get you too?
-Yep. [bleep]
389
00:18:31,411 --> 00:18:32,944
-Yeah they got me.
-They're all over.
390
00:18:35,615 --> 00:18:37,215
-Let's go.
-Let's get out of here.
391
00:18:37,217 --> 00:18:38,516
Yep.
392
00:18:41,354 --> 00:18:43,821
We head out at first light
to look for more clues.
393
00:18:43,823 --> 00:18:45,923
Making our way to the
third cenote.
394
00:18:45,925 --> 00:18:48,626
The one where luiz reported
hearing phantom voices.
395
00:18:50,230 --> 00:18:52,597
We're told the sinkhole is
so deep and dangerous
396
00:18:52,599 --> 00:18:55,133
It's completely off-limits
to visitors.
397
00:18:55,234 --> 00:18:57,802
But we've been given
special access to investigat
398
00:18:57,804 --> 00:18:59,704
What could be behind
the unexplained sounds.
399
00:19:02,242 --> 00:19:03,774
Hey, eduardo!
400
00:19:03,776 --> 00:19:05,275
-Good to see you.
-Welcome.
401
00:19:05,277 --> 00:19:08,212
[josh] to help us
with this mission
is eduardo castillo.
402
00:19:08,214 --> 00:19:10,248
A cave dive master
and member of the
403
00:19:10,349 --> 00:19:13,151
Mexican government taskforc
that explores newly discovered
404
00:19:13,252 --> 00:19:15,052
Cenotes in the yucatan.
405
00:19:15,054 --> 00:19:17,321
10 years ago, he and his tea
were the first ever
406
00:19:17,323 --> 00:19:20,057
To dive here, but only mappe
a fraction of this
407
00:19:20,059 --> 00:19:21,025
Massive cavern.
408
00:19:21,027 --> 00:19:22,359
We'll be the first to retur
409
00:19:22,361 --> 00:19:25,463
And the very first tv camer
crew allowed inside.
410
00:19:25,531 --> 00:19:27,698
Our plan is to explore
much more of the site.
411
00:19:27,700 --> 00:19:31,002
[jessica] so, what's the game
plan, I guess,
how are we gonna land there?
412
00:19:31,004 --> 00:19:32,803
[man 1] we're going
down by the rappel
413
00:19:32,805 --> 00:19:37,975
You're going to put on your
harness and we're going
down lower you along.
414
00:19:37,977 --> 00:19:42,647
[phil] wow these birds...
Oh wasp...You know what
is great right now
415
00:19:42,748 --> 00:19:46,517
We have this fleet of
swallows protecting us
from the wasps.
416
00:19:46,519 --> 00:19:49,120
Thank you guys.
417
00:19:49,122 --> 00:19:51,822
And those birds it's possible
their sounds could be mistaken
418
00:19:51,824 --> 00:19:54,759
For the human voices
people hear in this cenotes.
419
00:19:54,827 --> 00:19:56,661
[jessica] it goes pretty deep.
Phew...
420
00:19:56,762 --> 00:20:01,632
-Look at this,
there's beams here too.
-[josh] and an old ladder.
421
00:20:01,734 --> 00:20:05,836
[jessica] I mean this looks
like something from
indiana jones.
422
00:20:05,905 --> 00:20:07,137
[phil] oh yeah!
423
00:20:07,139 --> 00:20:09,507
[jessica] I wonder if this
makeshift ladder means
424
00:20:09,509 --> 00:20:13,211
That there's been unauthoris
access, may be even
looters looking for a score
425
00:20:22,722 --> 00:20:25,323
[phil] all right jess,
heading down.
[jessica] okay.
426
00:20:25,325 --> 00:20:28,326
[phil] don't sound
too excited, you gotta
do this next.
427
00:20:31,631 --> 00:20:33,231
[phil] wow, it gets
deep down here.
428
00:20:38,137 --> 00:20:39,904
Jess is coming down
right now.
429
00:20:41,908 --> 00:20:43,708
[jessica] oh, my god,
this is crazy.
430
00:20:50,316 --> 00:20:53,417
Okay... I am down.
I am alive.
431
00:20:54,921 --> 00:20:57,722
[josh] jess will remain
topside recording audio,
432
00:20:57,724 --> 00:21:00,024
Trying to catch the so
called phantom voices
433
00:21:00,026 --> 00:21:01,659
That people claim
to have heard here.
434
00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:03,361
[man 1] [microphone feedback]
okay...Everybody set?
435
00:21:03,396 --> 00:21:06,764
All right! Let's do this.
436
00:21:06,832 --> 00:21:08,799
[phil] I will explore
under the water.
437
00:21:08,801 --> 00:21:12,203
Looking for any animals or
perhaps the recent
remains of an animal.
438
00:21:12,205 --> 00:21:14,505
That could have made
the sound's people think
439
00:21:14,507 --> 00:21:15,806
Are disembodied voices.
440
00:21:15,808 --> 00:21:18,309
Maybe it was the cave swallo
we saw earlier.
441
00:21:18,311 --> 00:21:20,311
But, I have to investigate
all possibilities.
442
00:21:22,915 --> 00:21:24,482
[jessica] hola...
443
00:21:28,454 --> 00:21:32,857
Is there anyone here
around the cenote, that would
like to talk with us.
444
00:21:41,801 --> 00:21:44,735
[phil] this view is unreal.
445
00:21:48,708 --> 00:21:52,243
The geological formations
are incredible.
446
00:21:54,447 --> 00:22:00,017
There's some really
big stalactites.
447
00:22:00,019 --> 00:22:02,153
It's like another
world down here.
448
00:22:09,295 --> 00:22:12,129
[jessica] have people come
in here without
getting permission?
449
00:22:14,300 --> 00:22:16,033
Did that anger you?
450
00:22:18,604 --> 00:22:21,605
Has anyone disturbed
your sacred artefacts?
451
00:22:23,443 --> 00:22:25,810
[phil] [microphone feedback]
jess, think I got something
down here.
452
00:22:29,048 --> 00:22:31,115
[jessica] what did you find?
453
00:22:32,018 --> 00:22:33,851
[phil] we got some bones
down here.
454
00:22:42,929 --> 00:22:44,962
[phil] we got some
bones down here.
455
00:22:46,132 --> 00:22:49,033
[jessica] what kind of bones
are they?
456
00:22:49,102 --> 00:22:52,803
[phil] possibly human,
but, more likely animal.
457
00:22:52,805 --> 00:22:56,707
Looks like they have been he
for a very very long time.
458
00:22:56,709 --> 00:22:59,310
Could be ancient
the way they're discolored.
459
00:22:59,312 --> 00:23:00,845
[jessica] if it's from
sacrifice that could explain
460
00:23:00,946 --> 00:23:03,047
Why luis
heard voices of spirits.
461
00:23:04,617 --> 00:23:06,617
[phil] the collagen
in minerals and bones
462
00:23:06,619 --> 00:23:10,688
C an keep them relatively
intact for hundreds, even
thousands of years
463
00:23:10,690 --> 00:23:13,824
In freshwater depending
on it's temperature
and ph level.
464
00:23:15,027 --> 00:23:17,628
As much as I would like to
further study these remains
465
00:23:17,630 --> 00:23:21,732
We are not permitted
to remove any thing
from the cenote's.
466
00:23:21,801 --> 00:23:24,902
[microphone feedback]
all right jess, we are getting
low on air. We're coming up
467
00:23:24,904 --> 00:23:26,837
Okay, come on up.
468
00:23:33,613 --> 00:23:35,713
Take off your helmet,
tell me what happened?
469
00:23:35,715 --> 00:23:38,949
-There is part of this
that just goes deep.
-Really?
470
00:23:38,951 --> 00:23:41,652
It just kept on going
darker and darker.
471
00:23:41,721 --> 00:23:45,623
But, when the rays of sun was
coming through it looked like
we were in heaven.
472
00:23:45,625 --> 00:23:47,491
-It was unreal.
-[jessica] really? Super cool.
All right.
473
00:23:47,493 --> 00:23:51,128
[phil] let's get of here,
up into that really
hot mexican sun.
474
00:23:55,134 --> 00:23:58,602
[jessica] we've now
investigated three very
different cenote's
475
00:23:58,604 --> 00:24:00,905
And discovered some
curious clue's inside them.
476
00:24:00,907 --> 00:24:03,140
But, I am not sure
of the metal pieces and bone
477
00:24:03,176 --> 00:24:06,010
Are in any way linked
to the report's
of supernatural activity.
478
00:24:06,012 --> 00:24:09,814
So, we've sent our
photos to josh see if he
can help us find answers.
479
00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:15,653
[josh] hey guys.
[both] hey josh.
480
00:24:15,721 --> 00:24:17,254
[josh] how are things
in the yucatan?
481
00:24:17,323 --> 00:24:19,590
Seen or hear any
angry spirits yet?
482
00:24:19,592 --> 00:24:22,159
[jessica] not yet.
But, I feel like
we are getting close.
483
00:24:22,261 --> 00:24:24,662
[phil] I still think
there are natural explanations
of what's going on,
484
00:24:24,730 --> 00:24:26,964
And I will keep pursuing that.
485
00:24:27,066 --> 00:24:29,834
But, in the meantime did you
get a chance to look at those
images
486
00:24:29,902 --> 00:24:31,502
We sent of the
bones and metal.
487
00:24:31,504 --> 00:24:33,604
[josh] I am opening
those now...
488
00:24:33,606 --> 00:24:37,274
Okay, little hard to tell
what the bone is from.
489
00:24:37,276 --> 00:24:40,211
They look old
but well preserved.
490
00:24:40,213 --> 00:24:42,646
Phil, what are you thinking?
Human or animal?
491
00:24:42,715 --> 00:24:45,549
Do you think this was a part
of maya ritual or sacrifice?
492
00:24:45,618 --> 00:24:47,718
[phil] I'd say the bones ar
probably animal.
493
00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:51,422
But, obviously
we couldn't remove anything
from the cenote for analysis.
494
00:24:51,424 --> 00:24:53,023
[josh] and what about
these metal pieces?
495
00:24:53,025 --> 00:24:56,594
They look old.
But, I wouldn't say
they look ancient.
496
00:24:56,596 --> 00:24:59,330
[phil] this metal looked like
it was part of a tool.
497
00:24:59,332 --> 00:25:03,334
Definitely not mayan history.
But, what history it is
I am not sure.
498
00:25:03,402 --> 00:25:06,103
[jessica] I wonder if it wa
something dropped by a loote
499
00:25:06,105 --> 00:25:09,340
[josh] it might be helpful
to get an archaeologist's
take on all of this.
500
00:25:09,375 --> 00:25:11,041
Not just an expert
on the maya,
501
00:25:11,110 --> 00:25:13,777
But someone who really
knows the whole history
of this region.
502
00:25:13,779 --> 00:25:16,046
I have some really good
contacts down there.
503
00:25:16,048 --> 00:25:19,149
I have someone in mind,
who might be able to help
you connect the dots.
504
00:25:19,251 --> 00:25:20,718
Lemme make a call...
505
00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:22,119
[phil] that would
be fantastic.
506
00:25:22,121 --> 00:25:23,921
[josh] all right!
See you guys.
507
00:25:23,923 --> 00:25:26,156
[jessica] bye josh.
[phil] see you josh.
508
00:25:27,460 --> 00:25:30,594
[josh] I am connecting phil
and jess with arturo perez,
509
00:25:30,596 --> 00:25:33,430
A local archaeologist,
who has been researching
510
00:25:33,432 --> 00:25:37,601
The cultures of the yucatan
peninsula for over a decade
511
00:25:37,603 --> 00:25:43,040
[speaking foreign language]
512
00:25:48,848 --> 00:25:51,949
[phil] the first thing we sh
arturo is an image of a bone
513
00:25:52,051 --> 00:25:53,918
I spotted during the
cenote dive.
514
00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:58,589
Jess wants to know
if this means there were
sacrifices in that cenote.
515
00:25:58,591 --> 00:26:02,026
[arturo] we don't know
for sure. Since you are
the first scientist to explore
516
00:26:02,028 --> 00:26:07,498
Some parts of the cenote
we have a lot of work to do
to better understand the site.
517
00:26:07,500 --> 00:26:10,501
[phil]
next we show arturo photo's
of the metal we found
518
00:26:10,503 --> 00:26:14,638
In the dry cenote, and ask
if it could be maya.
519
00:26:14,740 --> 00:26:18,709
[arturo] no, it's not maya.
These are pieces of metal.
520
00:26:18,711 --> 00:26:21,946
The maya did not use
metal like this.
521
00:26:22,014 --> 00:26:25,716
These looks like metal used
in equipment for farming
522
00:26:25,718 --> 00:26:29,119
And transport of henequen
crops about 120 years ago.
523
00:26:30,323 --> 00:26:33,223
[phil] between the late
1800's and early 1900's,
524
00:26:33,225 --> 00:26:38,062
The yucatan becomes the cent
of a major business boom
growing and harvesting
525
00:26:38,064 --> 00:26:40,764
A fibrous native plant calle
henequen,
526
00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:43,934
That's used to make ropes,
bags, and shoes.
527
00:26:43,936 --> 00:26:46,804
To keep up with the demand
henequen plantation's or
528
00:26:46,806 --> 00:26:49,707
Haciendas spread
across the region.
529
00:26:50,810 --> 00:26:53,544
But this boom
also has a dark side.
530
00:26:53,613 --> 00:26:58,148
Wealthy hacienda owners
forced the local maya
into indentured servitude.
531
00:26:58,250 --> 00:27:01,752
And their sacred cenote's
are depleted for
irrigation water
532
00:27:01,854 --> 00:27:05,522
And used as dumps,
causing some of them
to completely dry up.
533
00:27:09,228 --> 00:27:12,496
[arturo] there was very bad
exploitation and a lot of
suffering
534
00:27:12,498 --> 00:27:16,734
For the maya community.
That was forced to work
at the henequen haciendas.
535
00:27:18,604 --> 00:27:21,538
[phil] he just said,
it was really really bad.
536
00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,008
The way that people
were exploited here.
537
00:27:24,010 --> 00:27:26,510
[jessica] well! Hearing
that now makes me wonder
538
00:27:26,512 --> 00:27:31,115
If we should be looking into
the hacienda.
539
00:27:31,117 --> 00:27:33,817
[jessica] the cenotes we hav
been investigating surround
540
00:27:33,819 --> 00:27:37,121
One of the former
henequen plantations,
hacienda kempepen.
541
00:27:41,293 --> 00:27:44,128
Our focus has been on the
cenotes, but I wonder
542
00:27:44,130 --> 00:27:46,430
If spirits linger
in the hacienda too.
543
00:27:46,432 --> 00:27:48,499
Angered over the mistreatmen
of the maya.
544
00:27:48,501 --> 00:27:53,404
The spirit's presence could
explain the strange lights,
shadows and other unusual
545
00:27:53,406 --> 00:27:57,307
Phenomenon that witnesses
have said often occur
in this area after dark.
546
00:28:08,521 --> 00:28:11,355
[vehicle approaching]
547
00:28:12,058 --> 00:28:16,360
[crickets chirping]
548
00:28:17,930 --> 00:28:21,732
[jessica] creepy...
[phil] yeah you can say that.
549
00:28:25,004 --> 00:28:27,304
This place is falling apart.
550
00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:38,082
[jessica] woah! What is this?
Look...
551
00:28:38,084 --> 00:28:41,118
[phil] you know what, I think
this is the henequen.
552
00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:44,621
[jessica] oh, they can drag it
through here to kind of
entangle and leave it.
553
00:28:44,623 --> 00:28:48,859
[phil] this is how they would
leave it. Slaves probably
used this very tool.
554
00:28:48,928 --> 00:28:54,765
[jessica] mm-hmm, yeah...
Shh, shh...
555
00:28:55,334 --> 00:28:59,336
Did you hear that?
556
00:29:00,106 --> 00:29:02,039
Hello?
557
00:29:07,179 --> 00:29:10,614
[thuds]
ohh [bleep].
558
00:29:10,616 --> 00:29:13,517
[jessica] something just
hit my back.
[phil] what? H it you?
559
00:29:13,519 --> 00:29:15,819
Yeah! Something just
hit my back.
560
00:29:15,821 --> 00:29:17,821
[phil] this thing just fell.
561
00:29:17,823 --> 00:29:20,824
[jessica] what?
[phil] that just fell.
562
00:29:20,826 --> 00:29:24,361
[phil] I heard something fall
from here and then
563
00:29:24,430 --> 00:29:26,330
Land to there. I didn't see
anything behind you.
564
00:29:26,332 --> 00:29:30,934
[jessica] you didn't see
anything?
[phil] nothing. It's so weird.
565
00:29:30,936 --> 00:29:35,806
[phil] this whole
structure doesn't
exactly look up to code.
566
00:29:35,808 --> 00:29:39,643
So, can literally
be crumbling around us.
567
00:29:39,711 --> 00:29:42,346
[jessica] luis, the propert
manager, told us that he to
568
00:29:42,447 --> 00:29:46,350
Has experienced stones
thrown at him while walking
along trials in this vicinit
569
00:29:51,457 --> 00:29:54,725
[phil] woah! Look right here.
It's a well.
[jessica] what?
570
00:29:54,727 --> 00:29:57,427
[jessica] does that lead down
to a cenote?
571
00:29:57,963 --> 00:29:59,830
[phil] it's got water.
572
00:30:00,299 --> 00:30:02,199
That's wild...
573
00:30:02,201 --> 00:30:04,501
This is the only source
of water for this entire...
574
00:30:04,503 --> 00:30:07,204
..Like building part
of the hacienda. This one.
575
00:30:07,206 --> 00:30:11,341
[jessica] so, this is probably
part of the cenote then?
576
00:30:11,410 --> 00:30:13,410
[phil] easily,
underneath a lot of this.
577
00:30:13,412 --> 00:30:15,445
[jessica screams]
[phil] [beep] what...
Jeez jess.
578
00:30:15,547 --> 00:30:18,816
[jessica] there's something
in the well.
579
00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:25,055
This is the only source of
water for this entire...
580
00:30:25,057 --> 00:30:28,025
...Like building part
of the hacienda. This one.
581
00:30:28,027 --> 00:30:30,794
[jessica] so, this is probably
part of the cenote then?
582
00:30:30,796 --> 00:30:33,931
[phil] easily, underneath
a lot of this.
583
00:30:33,933 --> 00:30:35,999
[jessica screams]
[phil] [bleep] oh...What?
Jeez jess.
584
00:30:36,001 --> 00:30:39,937
[jessica] there's something
in the well.
585
00:30:40,005 --> 00:30:43,106
[phil] what do you mean?
[jessica] no, there's
something in the well.
586
00:30:43,108 --> 00:30:46,109
[phil] like a fish?
I just saw a bat.
[jessica] no, I...
587
00:30:46,111 --> 00:30:47,811
Yes, a bat that's flew by.
588
00:30:48,314 --> 00:30:51,815
Oh, yeah.
589
00:30:56,422 --> 00:31:00,357
[jessica] listen, boils down
to... I did not know
this well was here.
590
00:31:01,660 --> 00:31:04,661
-Daniel, was that you?
-[phil] no, he's right here.
591
00:31:04,763 --> 00:31:08,699
[jessica screams] [bleep]
there's something in the coat.
592
00:31:08,701 --> 00:31:10,634
[phil chuckles] what?
What is happening
with you?
593
00:31:10,703 --> 00:31:12,236
[jessica] something just
touched me again.
594
00:31:12,304 --> 00:31:14,504
[phil] what is happening
with you, jess?
[jessica] oh my god...
595
00:31:14,506 --> 00:31:17,608
-Are you going insane.
-[jessica] no...
596
00:31:17,610 --> 00:31:21,612
[phil] are you okay?
[jessica] no, I don't think so
is there anything on my back?
597
00:31:21,614 --> 00:31:24,948
[phil] no
[jessica] okay...
598
00:31:33,726 --> 00:31:36,360
[phil] jess, check this out,
dry pit.
599
00:31:36,428 --> 00:31:38,328
[jessica] holy crap!
600
00:31:38,330 --> 00:31:41,899
I think it's just a matter
of time before this sinks,
all this sinks in.
601
00:31:41,901 --> 00:31:45,102
[jessica] this place hasn't
been in operation for years
602
00:31:45,104 --> 00:31:49,606
But this sunken earth
and the water inside the wel
suggest that this hacienda
603
00:31:49,608 --> 00:31:51,808
Might have been built
on top of a cenote.
604
00:31:51,810 --> 00:31:55,412
That kind of reckless
desecration of the sacred so
here could explain
605
00:31:55,414 --> 00:31:59,850
All the super natural
disturbances people
have reported in this area.
606
00:32:05,291 --> 00:32:09,593
[jessica] who's out there?
Who is over here?
[phil] where?
607
00:32:09,595 --> 00:32:12,062
[jessica] oh my god! Really
[phil] jess, what is it
with you?
608
00:32:12,164 --> 00:32:14,064
[jessica] somebody just walked
by here.
609
00:32:14,066 --> 00:32:16,633
-Brian I thought it was you
again.
-[brian] I'm right behind you.
610
00:32:16,735 --> 00:32:19,703
-What the [bleep]
-[phil] what are you seeing?
611
00:32:19,705 --> 00:32:21,672
[jessica] did you just walk
around here?
612
00:32:21,674 --> 00:32:23,740
[brian] no, I've been right
there shooting.
I can show you.
613
00:32:23,809 --> 00:32:27,311
[jessica] I just saw you
walk...Past here.
614
00:32:27,313 --> 00:32:29,346
[phil] jess you just saw
something walk this direction?
615
00:32:29,415 --> 00:32:32,549
[jessica] I just saw,
brian walk past here.
616
00:32:32,618 --> 00:32:37,554
[phil] jess, you are seeing
a lot of things, right now
that is...
617
00:32:37,622 --> 00:32:40,223
[jessica] I saw,
brian walk by.
618
00:32:40,225 --> 00:32:42,492
[phil] what do you mean
by brian, did you
literally see...
619
00:32:42,494 --> 00:32:44,962
-Him with the gear
or someone wearing black.
-[jessica] I saw brian,
620
00:32:45,030 --> 00:32:48,065
I saw him with his hat,
wearing black, same size,
621
00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:53,103
Same stride walking
past us... Outside.
622
00:32:53,105 --> 00:32:58,141
[phil] jess, that's
just your imagination.
[jessica] I don't know.
623
00:32:59,411 --> 00:33:02,112
[phil whispering] I just saw
something moving right there.
624
00:33:02,114 --> 00:33:03,814
Again, someone in white
moving right there.
625
00:33:03,816 --> 00:33:08,652
[jessica] oh! I am sorry phil,
yes maybe it's just
your imagination.
626
00:33:08,754 --> 00:33:12,022
[phil] it probably is.
That's the thing about
this place.
627
00:33:12,024 --> 00:33:15,192
I have seen thing's too out
of the corner of my eye
628
00:33:15,194 --> 00:33:18,562
That looked like a figure,
but I still think the brain
629
00:33:18,630 --> 00:33:21,098
Will put pattern's where
it wants to put patterns.
630
00:33:21,100 --> 00:33:24,101
[jessica] why would I pattern
brian walking?
631
00:33:24,103 --> 00:33:28,305
[phil] because it's something
familiar, if you see something
dark standing there,
632
00:33:28,307 --> 00:33:31,675
Or a shadow your brain
can fill in the blanks.
633
00:33:31,677 --> 00:33:33,410
[jessica] what hit me
in the back then?
634
00:33:33,412 --> 00:33:37,414
[phil] no idea.
But I do wanna try check
everything of the list.
635
00:33:37,416 --> 00:33:41,651
And one of those things
for me, especially in a place
like this is gonna be...
636
00:33:41,753 --> 00:33:43,520
What wildlife's
living around here.
637
00:33:43,522 --> 00:33:46,523
What other factors in this
surrounding grounds
could be contributing
638
00:33:46,525 --> 00:33:48,759
To us seeing something.
I don't know...
639
00:33:48,827 --> 00:33:53,463
So that's why I wanna just
be able to eliminate whatever
factors we can.
640
00:33:53,532 --> 00:33:55,599
[phil] I'm gonna venture ou
and do a sweep the area.
641
00:33:55,601 --> 00:33:59,703
There are lots of nocturnal
animals at here, that can
startle at night.
642
00:33:59,705 --> 00:34:06,109
Including both spotted
and black jaguars, and abou
fifty species of bats.
643
00:34:06,111 --> 00:34:09,713
[phil] right now the biggest
thing we are looking for
is eye shine.
644
00:34:09,715 --> 00:34:13,917
Pretty much any mammal
that's active at night,
645
00:34:13,919 --> 00:34:17,521
Especially in an environment
like this can have a really
good night vision.
646
00:34:17,523 --> 00:34:20,257
They can have really bright
open eyes
647
00:34:20,325 --> 00:34:23,326
And.. If you shine
a light right at 'em...
648
00:34:23,328 --> 00:34:26,363
It's gonna bounce
right back at you.
649
00:34:30,202 --> 00:34:33,503
[jessica] while phil
patrols the perimeter,
I stay back with brian.
650
00:34:33,505 --> 00:34:35,405
We'll attempt to draw out
and capture evidence
651
00:34:35,407 --> 00:34:37,707
Of whatever was trying
to get my attention.
652
00:34:37,709 --> 00:34:42,112
Maybe its somehow connected
to the apparitions people se
around the property.
653
00:34:42,114 --> 00:34:44,047
I break out the audio
recorder, as well as
654
00:34:44,116 --> 00:34:47,617
Our structured light sensor
or sls camera.
655
00:34:47,619 --> 00:34:52,055
This unique piece of tech us
special software and an
infrared light projector
656
00:34:52,091 --> 00:34:56,159
To detect paranormal entitie
by recognizing a body's
joint movements.
657
00:34:56,228 --> 00:35:01,598
If a spirit appears in fron
of the sls, it will show up
as a stick figure.
658
00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:05,902
[jessica] hi,
my name is jessica,
what's your name?
659
00:35:09,808 --> 00:35:12,809
Did you live here
at the hacienda?
660
00:35:32,197 --> 00:35:34,764
[josh] jess, might not be the
only one who believes,
661
00:35:34,766 --> 00:35:37,300
Stealing artifacts attract
bad energy.
662
00:35:37,302 --> 00:35:42,305
In 2015, an anonymous person
returned a pair of two
thousand year old,
663
00:35:42,307 --> 00:35:45,342
Slingshot stones. Snatched
twenty year's prior
664
00:35:45,443 --> 00:35:49,513
From the historic site
of gamla.
Israel authorities, also found
665
00:35:49,515 --> 00:35:52,415
A note from the remorse
robber that read,
666
00:35:52,417 --> 00:35:54,151
[josh reading]
667
00:35:56,822 --> 00:36:02,225
And in 2020, a canadian
tourist made headlines after
returning artifacts she swiped
668
00:36:02,227 --> 00:36:05,195
While visiting the ruins of
pompeii in Italy.
669
00:36:05,197 --> 00:36:07,998
Asking for "forgiveness
from the gods."
670
00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:10,100
Claiming that the illicit
souvenir's brought about
671
00:36:10,169 --> 00:36:13,103
Health issues
and financial problems.
672
00:36:13,105 --> 00:36:16,339
Though relieved, italian
officials weren't exactly
surprised
673
00:36:16,441 --> 00:36:20,177
To see the items sent back.
That's because there is an
entire museum at pompeii,
674
00:36:20,179 --> 00:36:25,015
Dedicated to a growing
collection of once stolen
artifacts.
675
00:36:25,017 --> 00:36:28,552
Note to self,
"return that creepy
golden idol".
676
00:36:33,292 --> 00:36:34,090
[brian whispering]
677
00:36:40,699 --> 00:36:44,501
[jessica] slightly behind me?
678
00:36:44,503 --> 00:36:45,902
[jessica] yeah...
679
00:36:46,672 --> 00:36:48,805
About the same height?
680
00:36:50,609 --> 00:36:52,309
[jessica] smaller?
681
00:36:56,515 --> 00:36:59,549
Are you a child?
682
00:37:02,521 --> 00:37:04,955
[crickets chirping]
683
00:37:04,957 --> 00:37:06,956
[phil] as I get
deeper into the woods,
684
00:37:06,958 --> 00:37:11,328
I break out a thermal camera
detecting heat signatures
is the best way to see any
685
00:37:11,330 --> 00:37:13,296
Wildlife in the dark.
686
00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:17,601
A lot of bat's are flying
around us right now.
687
00:37:17,702 --> 00:37:22,806
Oh... One just flew right
over there.
Oh yeah look at that.
688
00:37:25,277 --> 00:37:27,877
Yeah.. It just...
Oh yeah look at those bat's
689
00:37:27,879 --> 00:37:31,548
Look at all those
guys flying.
Tons of them.
690
00:37:36,221 --> 00:37:41,791
It's something pretty
warm over here.
What is it?
691
00:37:43,195 --> 00:37:46,062
Check this out.
Right back there,
right back there.
692
00:37:53,071 --> 00:37:57,407
This is also the ground that
could easily be holes leading
into a cenote.
693
00:37:58,443 --> 00:38:01,611
That's really a warm spot
694
00:38:02,514 --> 00:38:04,014
What's crazy is
I am also seeing
695
00:38:04,016 --> 00:38:05,348
Lot of bat's
flying around it.
696
00:38:07,119 --> 00:38:10,687
Just like bat's are flying
around us right now.
697
00:38:10,689 --> 00:38:16,226
So, there's a good chance that
there is a bigger mammal
back there.
698
00:38:16,295 --> 00:38:21,231
And the bats know that
mammal's attract mosquito's
they are flying to eat it.
699
00:38:21,333 --> 00:38:26,703
I just can't tell what it is
I am looking
at the eye shine of.
700
00:38:26,705 --> 00:38:29,873
Have to be careful
in case it's a jaguar.
701
00:38:32,411 --> 00:38:35,178
[jessica] was that you
following us around the
hacienda.
702
00:38:47,626 --> 00:38:50,327
Did you used work
at the hacienda?
703
00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:58,268
What's your name?
704
00:39:06,345 --> 00:39:08,211
That's weird.
705
00:39:10,515 --> 00:39:14,417
Did you want to speak
to us any more?
706
00:39:26,331 --> 00:39:28,231
[josh] for over three
millennia,
707
00:39:28,299 --> 00:39:31,201
The sacred cenote's of
southern mexico have been sa
708
00:39:31,203 --> 00:39:34,270
To harbor super
natural forces.
709
00:39:34,272 --> 00:39:37,240
My team set out to investiga
what's behind increasing
710
00:39:37,242 --> 00:39:41,077
Reports of unexplained
activity.
711
00:39:41,079 --> 00:39:44,314
Jess, analyzed more than
25 hours of her audio
recordings
712
00:39:44,316 --> 00:39:48,418
Which yielded no voices
like the one's reported.
713
00:39:48,420 --> 00:39:53,223
But images from the trail ca
phil left out were in a wor
enlightening.
714
00:39:53,291 --> 00:39:56,993
While phil didn't find
bioluminescent fungus
in the cenote's.
715
00:39:56,995 --> 00:40:02,298
He suspects these fireflies
combined with the yucatan's
heavy humidity could have
716
00:40:02,300 --> 00:40:05,668
Created the ghostly glow
people have reported.
717
00:40:07,105 --> 00:40:11,408
So, we'll put that
in the plausible column.
718
00:40:11,410 --> 00:40:14,611
Jess, believes the sudden
insect attack...
719
00:40:14,679 --> 00:40:18,114
[phil] did ant's get you too?
[bleep] they got me...
[jessica] yep. All over.
720
00:40:18,116 --> 00:40:20,884
Was a stinging
warning from the cenote's
spirit's,
721
00:40:20,886 --> 00:40:23,119
When phil picked
up an artifact.
722
00:40:23,221 --> 00:40:26,222
[jessica] don't, we don't
wanna disturb
anything down here.
723
00:40:26,224 --> 00:40:29,692
And when that mystery metal
lead them to a historic site
724
00:40:29,694 --> 00:40:32,128
Where the maya were
gravely mistreated.
725
00:40:32,130 --> 00:40:34,497
[phil] slaves probably
used this tool.
726
00:40:34,499 --> 00:40:38,601
Jess knew to pivot their
investigation...
727
00:40:40,772 --> 00:40:45,975
Her resulting research turne
up a lesser known part of
maya mythology.
728
00:40:45,977 --> 00:40:47,977
Something called the alux.
729
00:40:47,979 --> 00:40:52,816
A race of 3 foot high
mischievous being's similar
to elves,
730
00:40:52,884 --> 00:40:55,552
Tasked with protecting
the yucatan jungle.
731
00:40:55,653 --> 00:41:00,223
The alux's signature move,
slinging stones at human's.
732
00:41:00,325 --> 00:41:02,225
[jessica] [bleep]
something just hit
my back.
733
00:41:02,293 --> 00:41:03,860
So, what does it all mean?
734
00:41:03,862 --> 00:41:07,297
Well, whether you
are a skeptic or a believer
one big take away
735
00:41:07,299 --> 00:41:10,166
From all our expeditions,
should be the importance
736
00:41:10,168 --> 00:41:14,070
Of being respectful of all
local customs, land
and people.
737
00:41:14,072 --> 00:41:18,341
You never know who
or what might be
looking out for them.
738
00:41:24,783 --> 00:41:27,016
For more information
on expedition x,
739
00:41:27,018 --> 00:41:30,320
Head to
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