36.14 - MU Podcast - The Tayos Caves Mystery Part 1
Mysterious UniverseOct 9, 2026
Hosts Joe Hodgson and Brandon Thomas dig into the legend of Ecuador's Tayos Caves, where explorers claimed to find a hidden library of metal books, golden statues, crystal coffins, and a giant gold skeleton. Drawing on Alex Chionetti's 2019 book, they compare clashing eyewitness accounts from Juan Moricz, Julio Aguado, Avril Jesperson, and Petronio Jaramillo. The result is a tangled web of notarized claims, failed cameras, booby-trapped chambers, and a murdered informant, and no physical proof ever surfaced.
