About this episode

The episode discusses the mysterious disappearance of explorer Percy Fawcett in the Amazon while searching for a lost city.

Percy Fawcett was one of the most famous explorers of the early 20th century. In 1925 he ventured into the Amazon rainforest looking for a mysterious lost city that he simply called Z. But Fawcett was never seen again, leaving behind one of the great mysteries in history. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-City-Deadly-Obsession-Amazon/dp/1400078458 https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/lost-in-the-amazon-about-this-episode/808/ https://www.history.com/articles/explorer-percy-fawcett-disappears-in-the-amazon https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/mar/21/research.brazil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: The Conspirators Podcast

Topics covered

• exploration
• mystery
• history
• Amazon
• Percy Fawcett

Keywords

• Percy Fawcett
• lost city
• Amazon rainforest
• exploration
• mystery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PBS, History.com, The Guardian

Books & works: The Lost City of Z

Places: Amazon rainforest

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