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BT THE WORLD-FAMOUS AUTHOR OF
CHABIOTS OF THE OODS?
ERICH VON DANIKEN'S
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"Every bit of the fascination that made his
CHARIOTS OF THE GODS? and GODS FROM
OUTER SPACE worldwide bestsellers exists
in equal measure in [this] new book."
—Publishers Weekly
Erich von Daniken's
THE GOLD OF THE GODS
Today's most controversial author—whose books have
aroused the imagination of millions of readers around
the world and whose revolutionary theories about Earth's
prehistory were dramatized on the top-rated NBC-TV
Special In Search of Ancient Astronauts and in the film
Chariots of the Gods?—now presents astonishing new
proof that there was once an "era of the gods" on
Earth!
"The millions of people all over the world (including
China) who are obviously eager to accept his theories
make up one of the most amazing phenomena of a
world that seems to be looking for new gods to wor-
ship."
—
Newsweek
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CHARIOTS OF THE GODS?
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THE GOLD OF THE GODS
THE
GOLD
OF THE
GODS
Erich von Daniken
Translated by
Michael Heron
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First published in Germany by Econ-Verlag
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THE GOLD
1:
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 per-
son.
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 Peru. 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 con-
cerned. 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 stoiy of mine:
"Juan Moricz, Argentine citizen by naturaliza-
tion, 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
RepubHc of Ecuador.
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Fig. 1. With the issue of this notarial title-deed on
July 21, 1969, the caves beneath Ecuador became the
property of Juan Moricz. Moricz put them under state
control which will smooth the way for future research.
