For centuries, seekers of lost civilizations have gazed across the Atlantic in search of Atlantis, the mysterious land described by Plato as an advanced society destroyed in a great cataclysm. Egypt, the Mediterranean, and the mid-Atlantic ridge (1) have been proposed as its resting place.
Deep sea Atlantic Ocean soundings by Challenger/Dolphin expeditions as mentioned by Ignatius Donelly (1)
But what if part of the legacy of Atlantis survived — not only beneath the sea, but deep in the jungles of Central America?
Guatemala, with its monumental Maya cities, mythic traditions, and sacred temple complexes, may hold echoes of a forgotten world. Recent archaeological discoveries, combined with mythological parallels, suggest that the ancient Maya preserved fragments of a much older memory: one that resonates strongly with Plato’s account of Atlantis.
Myths of Cataclysm and Rebirth
Plato’s account in the Timaeus and Critias (2) describes Atlantis as a powerful civilization that fell due to its own hubris, swallowed by floods and earthquakes. Solon learning from the priest Sonchis at the Temple of Neith in Sais, Egypt (now flooded) provide us with many interesting references to Atlantis.
