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Lost Cities of the Amazon

MINING COMPLETELYDESTROYS THE RIVERBANKS, BUT THAT'S NOT THE REAL PROBLEM, BECAUSE TO...

[ MAN SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] Narrator: MINING COMPLETELY
DESTROYS THE RIVERBANKS, BUT THAT'S NOT THE REAL PROBLEM, BECAUSE TO EXTRACT THE GOLD
FROM THE MUD, MINERS USE TOXIC MERCURY

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[ MAN SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
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Narrator: MINING COMPLETELY DESTROYS THE RIVERBANKS,
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BUT THAT'S NOT THE REAL PROBLEM,
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BECAUSE TO EXTRACT THE GOLD FROM THE MUD,
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MINERS USE TOXIC MERCURY.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:17
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Archaeologists in South America reveal brand new discoveries that could lead to evidence of ancient civilizations across the entire Amazon basin.
S01 • E01 JOSé BELIEVES IT COULD BE AN ANCIENT SETTLEMENT - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:10
JOSé BELIEVES IT COULD BE AN ANCIENT SETTLEMENT
S01 • E02 ¶ - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:13
S01 • E03 ¶ - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:08
S01 • E03 IT'S A REALLY OLD TECHNOLOGY WAS USED THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:06
IT'S A REALLY OLD TECHNOLOGY WAS USED THOUSANDS OF YEAR...
S01 • E02 INCREDIBLY, THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED ANOTHER 16 SITES, - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:11
INCREDIBLY, THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED ANOTHER 16 SITES,
S01 • E03 Narrator: MINERS MIX MERCURY INTO THE SILT - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:07
Narrator: MINERS MIX MERCURY INTO THE SILT
S01 • E01 ¶ - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:18
S01 • E02 THERE COULD BE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF IMAGES OUT THERE, - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:11
THERE COULD BE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF IMAGES OUT THERE,
S01 • E03 THE MERCURY STICKS TO THE GOLD PARTICLES, - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:12
THE MERCURY STICKS TO THE GOLD PARTICLES,
S01 • E02 TO FIND OUT IF THESE PAINTINGS - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:09
TO FIND OUT IF THESE PAINTINGS
S01 • E01 ...TO HELP HIM GET SAFELY THROUGH THE DENSE - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:05
...TO HELP HIM GET SAFELY THROUGH THE DENSE
S01 • E02 THAT MEANS TREKKING DEEPER INTO THE RAINFOREST - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:07
THAT MEANS TREKKING DEEPER INTO THE RAINFOREST
S01 • E03 BUT AS LONG AS YOU'VE GOT SOME MERCURY, - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:08
BUT AS LONG AS YOU'VE GOT SOME MERCURY,
S01 • E03 Narrator: THIS WAS EXACTLY HOW GOLD WOULD HAVE BEEN MINED - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:06
Narrator: THIS WAS EXACTLY HOW GOLD WOULD HAVE BEEN MINED
S01 • E03 TO EXTRACT THE GOLD, - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:09
TO EXTRACT THE GOLD,
S01 • E02 Narrator: WHEN THE FIRST EUROPEANS - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:13
Narrator: WHEN THE FIRST EUROPEANS
S01 • E03 ANY REMAINS ARE RELEASED BACK INTO THE WATER. - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:05
ANY REMAINS ARE RELEASED BACK INTO THE WATER.
S01 • E03 ABOUT 70% OF THE MERCURY THAT'S USED IN MINING - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:10
ABOUT 70% OF THE MERCURY THAT'S USED IN MINING
S01 • E02 BUT LATER, EXPLORERS SAW NO TRACE OF ANY CIVILIZATION -- - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:09
BUT LATER, EXPLORERS SAW NO TRACE OF ANY CIVILIZATION --
S01 • E03 ¶ - Lost Cities of the Amazon 00:13