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Mysteries of the Abandoned

He began to bringorchids from otherparts of the country. He even brought infrom other...

[Zaira speaking Spanish] [translator] He began to bring
orchids from other
parts of the country. [continues in Spanish] He even brought in
from other parts of the world. [speaking Spanish] [translator] Everything
was going very well.
He seeded, he cultivated. He experimented with orchids. He loved the climate
and so did the orchids. [continues in Spanish] [continues in Spanish] [narrator] But the nurturing
climate of Las Pozas was about to deal
Edward James
a devastating blow. [Jim] James was away on a trip when a freak cold snap hit the Central Highlands
of Mexico. And that period
of cold weather destroyed his entire
collection of orchids

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[Zaira speaking Spanish]
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[translator] He began to bring orchids from other parts of the country.
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[continues in Spanish]
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He even brought in from other parts of the world.
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[speaking Spanish]
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[translator] Everything was going very well. He seeded, he cultivated.
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He experimented with orchids.
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He loved the climate and so did the orchids.
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[continues in Spanish]
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[continues in Spanish]
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[narrator] But the nurturing climate of Las Pozas
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was about to deal Edward James a devastating blow.
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[Jim] James was away on a trip
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when a freak cold snap
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hit the Central Highlands of Mexico.
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And that period of cold weather
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destroyed his entire collection of orchids.
Duration
51 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:01
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
9
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Mosfilm

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Movie Summary

The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins.
S09 • E15 That's what I saw from here. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:26
That's what I saw from here.
S09 • E04 [narrator] Treasury and Homeland Security agents - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[narrator] Treasury and Homeland Security agents
S09 • E16 [narrator] Steaming through the fog, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:22
[narrator] Steaming through the fog,
S09 • E20 It allows for more cannons to protect the area along the water. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
It allows for more cannons to protect the area along the wat...
S09 • E11 [Geoff] And it's really just staggering, the scale of this place. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
[Geoff] And it's really just staggering, the scale of t...
S09 • E14 [narrator] So more than 40 years ago, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[narrator] So more than 40 years ago,
S09 • E09 Two of them were sentenced to death. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:31
Two of them were sentenced to death.
S09 • E12 Nebuchadnezzar had an interesting strategy - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
Nebuchadnezzar had an interesting strategy
S09 • E05 The upstairs bedrooms were the venue for numerous orgies. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
The upstairs bedrooms were the venue for numerous orgies.
S09 • E22 [narrator] Living and skiin this high, though, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[narrator] Living and skiin this high, though,
S09 • E21 [Auerbach] Most of the tunnels date back to the Cold War, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:13
[Auerbach] Most of the tunnels date back to the Cold War,
S09 • E11 Seven massive bastions. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
Seven massive bastions.
S09 • E05 With their mirrored ceilings, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
With their mirrored ceilings,
S09 • E10 [Mehmet] This chapel is actually the original part of the church. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
[Mehmet] This chapel is actually the original part of the ch...
S09 • E03 [Landdeck] In 1877, Charles Franklin decides - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[Landdeck] In 1877, Charles Franklin decides
S09 • E08 As the Padre would have studied there, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
As the Padre would have studied there,
S09 • E04 [suspenseful music playing] - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
[suspenseful music playing]
S09 • E06 She helped the needy. She wrote poetry. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
She helped the needy. She wrote poetry.
S09 • E12 [narrator] His most lasting monument - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:14
[narrator] His most lasting monument
S09 • E03 He's going to found this town or city of Bonanza, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:14
He's going to found this town or city of Bonanza,