Erich Von Daniken - The Gold Of The Gods

1 - The Gold Of The Gods
1 - The Gold Of The Gods
To me this is the most incredible, fantastic story of the century. It
could easily have come straight from the realms of Science Fiction if I
had not seen and photographed the incredible truth in person.
What I saw was not the product of dreams or imagination, it was real
and tangible.
A gigantic system of tunnels, thousands of miles in length and built by
unknown constructors at some unknown date, lies hidden deep below
the South American continent. Hundreds of miles of underground
passages have already been explored and measured in Ecuador and
Pent. That is only a beginning, yet the world knows nothing about it.
On July 21, 1969, Juan Moricz, an Argentine subject, deposited a legal
title-deed (Fig. 1) signed by several witnesses with Dr. Gustavo
Falconi, a notary in Guayaquil. The deed sets out Moricz's claim to be
the discoverer of the tunnels as far as the Republic of Ecuador and
posterity are concerned. I had this document, which was written in
Spanish, translated by a UN interpreter. I quote the most important
parts of it at the beginning of this incredible story of mine:
"Juan Moricz, Argentine citizen by naturalization, born in Hungary,
Passport No. 4361689 ...
"I have discovered objects of great cultural and historical value to
mankind in the Province of Morona-Santiago, within the boundaries of
the Republic of Ecuador.