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- The Honduras government is fighting to save land threatened by illegal cattle ranching, which contributes to deforestation.
- The land is home to the treasured Moskitia rainforest, the second-largest rainforest in Central America and a key player in the fight against climate change.
- It’s also home to the vaunted “White City,” a lost village that remained untouched for half a millennium.
It’s been six years since archaeologists stumbled upon an abandoned village in the Honduran jungle — what many believe to be an ancient “White City,” whose residents vanished hundreds of years prior.
Now, that very city — and the rainforest that surrounds it — is under siege by deforestation, wildlife trafficking, illegal land-grabbing, and the looting of treasured artifacts. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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