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Buried Truth of the Maya

2020 · 47 min

A calm, curious look at archaeologists chasing an old legend with modern tools, more informative than thrilling.

Directed by
Bengt Anderson
Genres
Documentary, History, Mystery
Starring
Josh Bernstein, James Brady, Kenny Broad
Overview
Maya legend tells us that there is a hidden underground cave below Chichen Itza, now high tech archaeologists are here to find the buried truth.

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  • Disney Plus
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Directed by
Bengt Anderson
Genres
Documentary, History, Mystery
Starring
Josh Bernstein, James Brady, Kenny Broad
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    Genres
    documentary, history, mystery
    Directed by
    Bengt Anderson
    Starring
    Josh Bernstein, James Brady, Kenny Broad, Guillermo De Anda, Corey Jaskolski, Chris Millbern
    Runtime
    47 min
    Languages
    English, French

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