Cueva de los Tayos
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Cueva de los Tayos (Spanish, "Cave of the Oilbirds") is a cave located on the eastern slopes of the Andes mountains in the Morona-Santiago province of Ecuador and became infamous for reportedly having 'golden plates' that contains the history of Mankind. It owes its name to being the home of the native nocturnal birds called Tayos ( Steatornis caripensis ), which live in numerous caves in the Andean jungles of South America. The cave shot up in popularity thanks to the writings of Erich von Däniken and the 1976 BCRA expedition that Neil Armstrong took part in. Despite numerous expeditions, these plates have never been recovered or photographed. The consensus from the archeological community is that the Golden Library was a hoax.
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Cueva de los Tayos | |
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Cueva de los Tayos de Coangos | |
Location | Morona-Santiago Province |
Coordinates | 3°03′07.5″S 78°12′19.3″W |
Length | 4.6 km (2.9 mi) |
Elevation | 539 m (1,768 ft) |
Discovery | Precolumbian era |
Geology | Limestone & shale |
Access | Restricted |
Translation | Cave of the Oilbirds (Spanish) |