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CHILEAN REGION DECLARED AN OFFICIAL UFO TOURISM ZONE But know this: if there is a threat from outer space, we would have known about it as soon as humans started exploding nuclear weapons and going into space with manned travel. That we are still breathing the free air of Earth—given the galactically stupid and reckless actions of an out-of- control, illegal, secret group—is abundant testimony to the restraint and peaceful intentions of these visitors. The threat is wholly human. And it is we who must address this threat, rein it in and transform the current situation of war, destruction and secret manipulation to one of true Disclosure and an era of sustained peace. War in space, to replace war on Earth, is not evolution but cosmic madness. A world thus united in fear is worse than one divided by ignorance. It is now time for the great leap into the future—a leap that moves us out of fear and ignorance and into an unbroken era of universal peace. Know that this is our destiny. And it will be ours, just as soon as we choose it. well-known Inca expert and former director of the Royal Geographical Society. The newly discovered site is extremely remote, hidden at the bottom of a near- inaccessible river canyon in dense jungle. The expedition was co-led by Hugh Thomson and American archaeologist Gary Ziegler, who began looking for the site after a tip from a mule-handler. The two plan to return to the area next year to look for even more ruins that may be hidden nearby. illagers around the picturesque Chilean mountain district of San Jose de Maipo insist visitors are coming from as far away as other galaxies and solar sys- tems. They have reported so many UFO sightings during the past two decades that Mayor Miguel Marquez has declared his Maipo River region, just outside the capital of Santiago, an official UFO tourism zone. He plans to erect two observation cen- tres, place signs where there have been sightings, and offer workshops on, among other topics, how best to photograph alien visitors. He thinks the nearby mountains contain a "natural energy" that attracts visi- tors, even those from another world. "This zone is the UFO capital of Chile," Marquez said. "Many people have made sightings, including myself. I'm not going to say I've seen aliens, but I've seen objects." Chile's Corporation for the Investigation of UFOs, a band of believers based in the capital, approached the mayor with the UFO tourism concept several months ago. Since tourists were already coming to the region to relax, the group's leaders suggest- ed, "Why not encourage them to scan the skies for alien beings?" Chilean newspapers, radio shows and television programs report UFO sightings regularly and lavishly. (Sources: Contra Costa Times, June 14, 2002; and website www.bayarea.com/mld/ bayarea/news/3468215.htm) War in space, to replace war on Earth, is not evolution but cosmic madness. War in space, to replace war on Earth, is not evolution but Cota Coca, at 1,850 metres above sea level, is located on a plateau near where the Yanama and Blanco rivers meet in a deep canyon. The river and valley have become impassable, so the expedition had to approach the city from the mountains above, trekking for five days from the near- est trailhead into thick jungle. In Inca times, the explorers say, there may have been a road linking Cota Coca to another of the great Inca cities, Choquequirao. (Source: BBC News, June 6, 2002, website hitp://news. bbc.co.uk) About the Author: Steven M. Greer, MD, is Director of The Disclosure Project, PO Box 2365, Charlottesville VA 22902, USA, website http://www. disclosureproject.org. LOST INCA CITY UNCOVERED IN PERUVIAN JUNGLE Aw of explorers has discovered the ruins of a "lost city" in Peru, hidden in a remote mountain jungle and untouched for more than 500 years. Called Cota Coca, the ruins are in south-eastern Peru, about 50 kilometres southwest of the well-known Inca site of Machu Picchu in the Andes. British writer and explorer Hugh Thomson said the site—more of a settle- ment than what we would understand as a city—was in a "remarkable state of preser- vation". Mr Thomson, a co-leader of the expedition, said: "You're only going to find a new Inca site once in your life." Britain's Royal Geographical Society says Cota Coca's "constructed area" is more than twice as large as any found at the other Incan ruin whose discovery was announced just a few months ago. The ruins include about 30 stone build- ings around a central plaza. One structure, believed to be a large meeting hall or bar- racks, measures longer than 20 metres. "This is an important discovery, because it is eable centre of good-quality late- Inca masonry," said John Hemming, a . i e NEXUS = 63 cosmic madness. Seen tie. AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2002 www.nexusmagazine.com