Under the Andes, between Galardo and Huanec, is a lost city.
History
In 1950 the adjacent nations of Huanec and Galardo collaborated on an ambitious tunneling project, through the extremely steep mountains that separate their countries. Construction was thwarted by an inner stratum of rock that defied their efforts to pierce it, so they called in the Blackhawk Squadron for help. Using a powerful new explosive invented by Chop Chop, the Blackhawks were able to penetrate this rock layer.
The tunnel laborers from Huanec had some superstitious and xenophobic doubts about the wisdom of this project anyway, and a serious labor problem developed, after which the Blackhawks were in charge of the project, and doing almost all of the work. But it paid off in an unexpected way. Unknown to the world, this part of the mountain range was hollow, and illuminated by secret openings in the mountain valleys above. A set of step pyramids and enormous statues was discovered, under this hollow stretch of mountains, which contains a lake, surrounding an island, with three large golden step-pyramids on it. The long-vanished people who built all this were the ancestors of the Huanec and Galardo peoples.
One of the main mining engineers in charge of the tunnel project was secretly leading a gang and getting ready to loot these structures, and some of the mutinous laborers were in on it with them. Blackhawk and his aviators defeated these thugs, and the ringleader, Maztla, was caught and exposed and arrested.
And at length, the tunnel was completed, so commerce and diplomacy began between Galardo and Huanec.
Points of Interest
- Huanec and Galardo are separated by a towering mountain range.
Notes
- This lost city was an extremely important archaeological discovery, plus it contained a fortune in solid gold statues and precious gems. However, none of this is ever mentioned again.
See Also
- Appearances of Huanec
- Location Gallery: Huanec
- Catalogued images related to Huanec