“How We Unravelled Maya Secrets From The Air”

On the Usumacinta — The rivers — such as the Rio Usumacinta, shown here — are by far the best way of getting around in areas of such dense vegetation. (Wikimedia Commons)

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160526-how-we-unravelled-mayan-secrets-from-the-air

Agreeing with me on Book of Mormon geography isn’t necessary for your salvation — although, of course, as a general principle it’s never wise or prudent to disagree with my opinions on any subject — but I lean strongly toward an ancient Mesoamerican setting for the story of the Nephites, Lamanites, Mulekites, and Jaredites.

And, so, the account given in the book of Mosiah — with people passing by one another, hiding in the wilderness, getting lost, becoming unable to find their way back to their mother settlement, and so forth — makes total sense to me in view of articles such as this one.

I myself have had the experience of having no clue where I was as we walked through remote jungles in lowland Guatemala — fortunately, we had local native guides with us, as well as archaeologists who knew the area well — and even of passing within a few feet of the ruins of ancient Maya temples without seeing them at all.

“How we unravelled Maya secrets from the air”