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We just got dropped off on this 2,000 year old ancient temple!
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Wow, we're so high up!
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Dude, we're surrounded by jungle!
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See you later!
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Let's go see what we can find!
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In this video, we're going to be exploring dozens of ancient temples, all of which hide ancient Mayan secrets from the world deep underground.
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Everything you guys are seeing now, the Mayans didn't want us to see.
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Nobody gets to go where we're going, including exploring one of the seven wonders of the world.
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But we only have 100 hours to make discoveries discoveries.
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Dude I'm discovering these stairs are huge.
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Yeah, I want to find an escalator.
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Let's go discover the secrets of the Mayan This is the door to the inside of this massive Mayan temple.
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Oh, that's a deep tunnel Dibs are going first.
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That's fine with me.
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There's booby trap.
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This temple is over 2,000 years old.
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This is insane.
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We're inside an ancient temple right now.
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Where are we going?
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Oh my gosh Oh wow.
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The first thing you see in this temple is this giant statue, which is supposedly the corn god inside of a jaguar's mouth.
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This is so beautiful.
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My gosh.
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I'm gonna tell you what I think this means and you tell me what it means, okay?
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This is a hand.
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This is a parade.
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That's a toilet.
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Wrong.
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Okay.
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That is not his toilet.
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That is his earring.
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Yeah, Jimmy.
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Oh.
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So here's the thing, this place is actually a pyramid built on top of a pyramid.
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So the deeper we go in, the older things get.
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Be careful, boys.
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So sketchy, Jimmy.
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Can't believe the government's letting us do this.
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It really is crazy.
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Not even archaeologists are allowed to go back here.
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How deep underground are we?
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And after navigating this ginormous ancient temple, we finally made it to the end.
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Now that we're at the end, you said you had a surprise.
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Yes, this has been found in the last few decades.
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Oh, whoa, what?
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It is a funerary mask.
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This is the face of one of the kings of the snake kingdom.
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The Mayans used masks like this one to shield those that have passed away from dangers on their journey to the underworld.
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Can I hold it?
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Yes.
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This was made over a thousand years ago.
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Yes.
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Which means my great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents weren't even alive.
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Why is this not in a museum?
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Why is a YouTuber holding this?
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Get this away from me.
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Take it, take it.
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Don't tell anybody.
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Okay.
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I totally won't show 200 million people.
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That's it for this temple, but we are in the middle of a giant city with multiple other ancient temples.
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And later in this video, even visiting the seventh wonder of the world.
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Let's find some treasure.
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This jungle is full of monkeys, snakes, and people have even died to jaguars here.
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Well, we survived Snake Island.
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Wait, how weird.
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Is that a monkey?
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Sir.
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Sir.
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Sir!
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Sir!
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Well guys, this is where we're gonna be camping tonight.
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Oh look at these hammocks!
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We still have over a dozen temples to explore.
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I need you guys to get some good sleep because this video is just getting started.
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Good morning boys!
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Morning!
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First things first, we need to explore the rest of this massive abandoned city.
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And looking at it now, it's hard to imagine what it might have looked like.
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And so I'll just show you.
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Over a hundred thousand people used to live in this city.
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That's what that used to look like.
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This is what they think these roads look like.
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There were temples everywhere.
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It was flourishing.
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But on the inside, you'd witness magnificent artwork like this.
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Oh my god.
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Big area.
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Whoa.
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This is incredible.
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One of my favorite part of these videos is when we take old paintings and bring them to life.
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So, this is our best estimation of what they represent.
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Bro, this is so cool.
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This is a rare glimpse into what the life of a Maya looked like 2,500 years ago.
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This is amazing.
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Nolan really thought that was a llama.
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Can we talk about this?
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Nolan, you thought that was a llama?
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Cause look, I thought that was the eye, that was the mouth, and I thought that was the leg.
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Yeah, I thought you... were smart.
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And after I picked on Nolan, Nolan returned the favor to Tariq with the spider.
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Tariq, don't move!
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Stop!
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Tariq!
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Tariq's gonna quit!
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My friends have a strange way of having fun, but the Mayan way was arguably stranger.
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We're standing where a ball court used to exist over 2,000 years ago.
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This was the first ever team sport to use a ball.
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As far as we know.
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Also, the captain of the losing team's head got cut off.
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Yes.
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The Mayans are crazy, man.
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Whoa.
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This is huge.
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Yeah. So beautiful.
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Why don't we build temples like this today?
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Around 2,000 years ago, this is where the king and his queen lived.
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But 2,500 years ago, this is what it looked like.
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Massive crowds of people would gather here and even wait for hours just for a chance to see the king.
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And here it is today.
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Let's go check it out.
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Okay.
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2,000 years ago, the king would probably stand here and watch sports from his palace.
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Kind of cool.
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Oh my gosh.
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It's kind of like a labyrinth.
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Yes, because if you want to protect your king...
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You make it confusing.
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Ernesto, be honest with you.
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Has anyone ever pressed this Glock in to see if it reveals hidden treasure?
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Mmm, I will not do it.
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Mmm.
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How about this one?
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Mmm.
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How about this one?
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You're telling me the king didn't build a hidden treasure room 2,600 years ago?
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Maybe yes, but it's hidden.
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With the hopes of finding the king's treasure, we ventured to a cave deep in the jungle where the treasure may lie.
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Hey, Jimmy did not say anything about bats, bro.
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Oh my, good Joe, there's so many bats!
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They just flew right behind our heads.
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The Mayas, they used to think that this is the mouth of the monster of the earth.
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Look above us right now.
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We're surrounded by bats.
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Thousands of bats swerving us.
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It's a bat tornado.
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If there is a Mayan treasure there, it's under tons of...
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Bat poop.
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I feel like I've already found my treasure.
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This is beautiful.
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We're gonna leave.
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There's a lot of bats.
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I would prefer if he goes faster.
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Oh, I got food on!
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Oh!
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Oh my god!
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For me, this is a real treasure.
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Oh!
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He hit my hand!
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You gotta get out of here.
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There's absolutely no treasure here.
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But there's still one more temple that might have treasure.
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Because it's already dark out, boys light your torches and let's go on an adventure.
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Our torches go out before we get to an ancient temple.
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I'm gonna be very sad.
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Tem-ple!
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Tem-ple!
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Tem-ple!
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This is so much cooler with just torches.
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Let's see what this bad boy looks like.
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I feel like an ancient adventure.
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But as it turns out, alright, it's a dead end.
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This didn't go well either.
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Everything's a dead end.
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Oh my god!
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What was that?
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There's like a monkey up there.
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Is that a monkey or a jaguar?
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Why is this video becoming scary all of a sudden?
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Make sure you sleep well tonight because I have a big surprise for you in the morning.
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Let me guess.
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You guys thought the dozens of ancient temples in this city was the entire video.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, I think so.
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Send the helicopter back.
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Because to explore even further, we were gonna need a lift.
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I'm climbing these stairs like a dog.
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We're almost there.
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There's our ride.
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We gotta go.
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Let's go explore some more temples!
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And where we're going has some of the craziest ancient remains ever built by mankind.
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And to kick off this location, we're gonna visit this bad boy, which the Mayans used to call the gateway to the underworld.
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Back in the day, there used to be giant fangs here.
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What happened to them?
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They fell off.
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Seems logical.
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Let's go explore!
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Whoa!
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This is awesome!
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There's some very special features that I love.
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Like that structure in the building.
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Wow.
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I'm gonna guess this building was a temple.
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Was it for sacrifices?
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Yes, you guessed it.
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Yes!
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I got something right!
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What a nerd.
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Throw lost his hat.
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What our guide really wanted to show us was a cave which Mayans believed humans emerged from.
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The Maya believed that humanity came from a cave.
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Deep inside of there is what they call the Tree of Life.
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And they believe that all of us spawned from this very majestic, beautiful tree deep in this cave.
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It's so sacred that we're gonna do a ceremony to ask for permission to the spirits of the cave.
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If I was a betting man, I'd say the spirits are gonna reject Nolan.
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Oh, thank you.
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As we entered the cave...
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Whoa!
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Okay.
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This definitely looks sacred.
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We were met with the ritual our guide spoke of.
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What is he doing now?
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He's purifying the entrance of the cave.
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And it's here where we would seek the approval of the gods.
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Naturally, I wasn't worried at all.
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But were the gods really about to let Nolan enter this sacred place?
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I hope they accept me.
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I think it's good.
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Oh!
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What's he doing?
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48 hours later.
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Uh, is he good?
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Come on!
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The spirits didn't reject him!
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Thank goodness.
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So, with the gods officially on our side, we started our journey for the tree of life.
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But the deeper into the cave we went, the hotter it got.
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Is it just me or is it only getting hotter in this cave?
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It's getting hotter and the air is going to be more difficult to breathe.
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More difficult to breathe, yeah.
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It's so hot right here.
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The deeper you go in the cave, the thinner the air gets.
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I don't know if you can see the sweat.
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It's really hot here.
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This cave just keeps on going, but at least there's no bats.
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Everything you guys are seeing now, the Mayans didn't want us to see.
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They literally tried sealing this off.
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Imagine being a Maya 2,000 years ago, see this beautiful cave, and all of a sudden, see this beautiful room.
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Whoa.
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And the amazing tree.
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Oh.
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Am I the only one that thought the tree of life was an actual tree?
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Yes, this is it.
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This is the sacred seba that holds the sky.
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Are these pots around it the same pots the Mayans created?
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Yes, sir.
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So the tall ones, they put incense, and they burn it to get the attention of the gods.
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This is very cool.
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If you were a Mayan thousands of years ago and actually believed that this is where humans came from, I understand why they thought this was so sacred.
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Of course, of course.
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But this cave is about to get really dangerous, because where we're going next, we will literally need an oxygen tank to breathe.
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Why do I keep doing things in videos that could kill me?
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So after a few deep breaths to top off on oxygen...
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How deep are we going?
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About two football fields.
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Yo, I'm gonna stay up here.
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You're always backing out on me.
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He said there was no oxygen.
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I don't want to hear it.
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And Nolan may have been onto something.
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Because at the literal first thing our guide wanted to show us...
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Oh, yes.
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I'm dizzy, and...
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Oh, you're good?
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No, I'm good, I'm good.
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Whether you like it or not, you're gonna get some oxygen.
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Breathe.
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Anyways, what were you saying?
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Well, there's some ceramic pot shards.
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Wow.
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This is so cool.
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Can I take one home?
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Well, I do want to go to jail.
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I would go to jail?
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Yeah, sure.
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All right, I won't take one home.
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I can't believe they actually believe me.
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They're so cold.
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They're so cold.
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I found a boy that's scary.
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Look at all the bats in this tunnel.
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Let's continue.
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Wait, I actually, unironically, I don't know.
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Do bats bite humans?
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I found a hiding spot.
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Oh, there's a bat.
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Can you get you a hit of this oxygen?
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So we're only getting deeper.
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Here, get you some.
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Air is getting thicker.
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But as we got closer to the end, we were confronted by the final boss of this secret tunnel.
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See those, uh, the stalactites?
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Oh, weeps.
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Jimmy, behind you is the biggest spider in the world.
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Oh my god!
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What did the Mayans give the insects down here?
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Why do you think the world's largest spider is at the
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end of a secret tunnel in the most sacred place of the Mayans?
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It's protecting something.
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What do you think?
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I think so.
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So instead of fighting the final boss, we let the secret tunnel keep its secrets.
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Oh my gosh!
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That was terrifying.
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I almost threw the oxygen tank right out your face.
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And after escaping with our lives, we were exhausted.
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So we headed to our new camp to turn in.
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Because not only were we gonna need our energy for the seventh wonder of the world, but for day four, I wanted to know what the Mayans did for fun.
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Starting with the first ever team-based game to use a ball.
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Over 3,000 years ago, the Mayans invented the game of Pits, where you score by shooting a ball through a small hoop, kinda like basketball.
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Only you can't use your hands or your feet.
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But remember what we said all the way back in day two.
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The losing captain's head would get cut off.
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The head?
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This is hard.
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I'd say we're gonna get the hang of it.
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And although we started to get a handle on the ball, it's safe to say we were still far from scoring.
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So I even brought in our camera guys to help out.
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But even then, failure after failure only brought us countless more failures.
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We might not ever score.
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But in ancient times, giving up meant literally losing your head.
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Nolan, you better stand up bro.
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And so failure after failure continued until...
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And after a long day of this brutal sport, the surviving players might have celebrated by heading down a sinkhole for a relaxing dip in the natural pools.
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And while I'm not cutting any heads off, Nolan did lose at Piz.
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What the fuck?
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Ah!
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Is the water cold?
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No, it's kind of refreshing!
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Oh, is it?
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Yeah!
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One more!
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Woo!
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This water feels amazing!
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It doesn't look like you think it feels like it really.
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Oh, it's so cold!
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And although I swim in the cenote is refreshing, the craziest Mayan temple, a literal seventh wonder of the world is still to come.
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But first, a classic Mayan dinner!
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So everything you're seeing here is what the Mayans used to eat over a thousand years ago.
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As you've heard throughout this video, they worship the corn god.
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And if you don't know, corn is a main ingredient in tortillas.
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Whoever's editing this, did the Mayans invent tacos, yes or no?
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To our final night, cheers.
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Enjoy the Mayan tacos.
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And to wrap up the night, we have a special Mayan dessert, the brand new Feastables Peanut Butter Cuffs.
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Wait, brand new, but it's a Mayan dessert?
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Don't ask questions, it's dessert.
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Here you go.
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The king of marketing over here.
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Oh, look at how much peanut butter is in there.
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Isn't it sad
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that there are humans on this earth whose taste buds have not been blessed with the brand new Feastables Peanut Butter Cups?
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So if you want an ethically sourced, amazing tasting snack, make sure you reach for Feastables.
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It's good.
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The only Mayan approved snack on the planet.
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Before I go to sleep, I want to let you guys know that I'm giving away $500,000 to 10 random people that subscribe to the channel.
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No joke, my birthday is coming up and to celebrate 10 random people that subscribe to the channel will win $50,000 each.
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See you guys at the seventh wonder of the world.
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And with the last remaining hours of our trip here, it's the moment you've all been waiting for.
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The seventh wonder of the world, the temple of Kukul Khan.
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Oh, this is so cool.
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I can't believe we're actually here.
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Kukul Khan is one of the seven wonders of the world, partially for its grand size, but weirdly enough, also for the way it sounds.
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The Mayans somehow constructed this in a way where if you clap in front of it, you hear what sounds like a laser coming back at you.
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Alright, anyways, what we actually came here for.
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At the top of this pyramid is a temple so sacred to the locals that no one is allowed up there.
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Which begs the question of what Mayan secrets lay in that ancient room.
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Out of respect for the culture and all the people who hold this very sacred, we are not going to touch the temple.
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Instead, we're going to fly this drone up to see what's in that secret room.
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You cool with this?
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Yeah, just cool.
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Godspeed!
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Speed!
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Oh my gosh, this looks so majestic.
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I'm dying to know.
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Alright, let's see what's in this room.
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Wait.
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Arthur, the room's empty.
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Well, 500 years ago, the Spanish came here and they take a lot of the stuff inside.
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But before everything was sadly stolen, this is what historians believe the seventh wonder of the world looked like.
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I'm not gonna lie, it's actually very beautiful.
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And while we didn't find any gold, I'm grateful that I can even visit these ancient monuments and share with you guys.
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Thank you so much.
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Guys, I love you Mexico.
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It's been great.
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See you later.
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I'm gonna do it.
Why practice speaking with this video?
Exploring ancient temples, especially one that is 2,000 years old, provides an exhilarating backdrop for English language learners to practice speaking. By delving into intriguing topics like Mayan history and archaeological discoveries, learners engage in rich conversations that enhance their vocabulary and comprehension. The excitement and wonder expressed in this video make it a relatable and captivating context for speaking practice. You can harness the shadowing technique to repeat phrases after the speakers, which not only bolsters your speaking ability but also instills a deeper understanding of the language. This method is particularly beneficial for improving fluency and building confidence in using English in real-life scenarios, making it perfect for IELTS speaking practice.
Grammar & Expressions in Context
In the video, several key structures and expressions exemplify natural, conversational English:
- "We just got dropped off" - This construction uses the present perfect tense, highlighting a recent action that has significance in the present context. It’s a common way to describe fresh experiences, which you might find useful in your own conversations.
- "This is so beautiful" - Here, the speaker expresses emotion using a simple present tense structure. This is an effective way to convey appreciation and can be practiced during discussions about art, nature, or personal experiences.
- "Where are we going?" - This question uses a present continuous form, ideal for inquiring about ongoing actions. It’s a versatile phrase useful in many conversational contexts.
- "This has been found in the last few decades" - The present perfect passive construction emphasizes discoveries relevant in the present. This structure is useful when discussing recent events or findings in any field.
- "Can I hold it?" - This casual conversational phrase is a practical example of using polite requests, which is an essential skill in everyday communication.
Common Pronunciation Traps
As you practice speaking, be mindful of certain words and pronunciation patterns that might challenge you:
- "Mayan" - Some learners may struggle with the pronunciation of this word. Emphasize the first syllable as 'MY-an' to ensure clarity.
- "Ancient" - The transition between the 'n' sound and 'ch' can be tricky. Practice not blending the sounds to maintain the word’s integrity.
- "Evidence" - Ensure you’re pronouncing this word clearly, focusing on the 'ce' at the end to avoid it sounding like "evidance."
Implementing the shadow speak method as you watch will help you master these pronunciations. Repeat after speakers to improve your articulation and listening skills. Utilizing the approach of learn English with YouTube enhances your exposure to varied accents and speaking styles, aiding in your overall language development.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.