Akakor is the name of an alleged ancient underground city, located somewhere between

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, revealed as the product of a hoax. It was described by German journalist

Karl Brugger Karl Brugger (1941, Munich – January 3, 1984, Rio de Janeiro) was a German foreign correspondent for the ARD network and author, best known for his book ''The Chronicle of Akakor'' about the alleged lost city of Akakor that was published in 197 ...

, based on interviews with a self-proclaimed Brazilian Indian chieftain

Tatunca Nara Tatunca Nara, born Hans Günther Hauck (born October 5, 1941 in Coburg), is a German-Brazilian jungle guide and self-styled Indian chieftain, best known for inventing the stories of the lost city of Akakor. Personal life In the late 1980s, Germ ...

in his book ''The Chronicle of Akakor'' (1976). Although Brugger was apparently convinced, the information's only source Tatunca Nara was later exposed by activist and adventurer

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as being Günther Hauck, a German. Elements of the story from ''The Chronicle of Akakor'' were used in the film ''

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'', where they were conflated with

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, although references are to "Akator". The city was the subject of the TV series ''Curse Of The Lost Amazon Gold'' on Sky History.Sky History, https://www.history.co.uk/shows/curse-of-the-lost-amazon-gold

Akakor in popular culture

Games

* '' Art of Murder: FBI Confidential'' (2008)

References

External links

Karl Brugger: Die Chronik von Akakor, Econ Publishers: Düsseldorf, Vienna, 1976

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