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I'm just trying to see
the road!

[Josh] My team
heads to the
Yucatan Peninsula

to invesitgate fresh reports
of paranormal activity.

Oh my gosh, look at this!

[Josh]
Strange voices and shadows...

[whispering]

[Josh] A nd bizarre swarms
of animals
and insects.

-Ants get you too?
-Yep.

-Oh [bleep] they got me.
-They're all over.

[Josh]
Inside Mexico's cenotes.

The legendary portals to the
Maya underworld.

I mean this looks like
something from Indiana Jones.

[Josh]
And when Jess and Phil uncover
a dark secret

in the decaying ruins of a
nearby plantation...

things take a strange turn.

Somebody just walked by here.

Brian, I thought it was
you again.

The brain will put patterns
where it wants to
put patterns.

Why would I pattern Brian?

[Josh]
Leading to one of their most
intense investigations ever.

[both exclaiming] [bleep]

What? Jesus, Jess.

There's something in the well!

[Josh reading]

My name is Josh Gates.

In my travels,
I've experienced
strange things that defy logic

and made me question
everything.

Oh, my God!

Now, I've put together a team
to investigate

the stranger side of
the unknown.

Let's go!

[Josh]
Phil Torres is a scientist

who hunts for
rational explanations.

Jessica Chobot's
paranormal research

has made her a true believer.

If you're here with us,
knock again.

[Josh]
Together, we're searching
for answers.

What is happening here, Jess?

[Josh] To the world's most
extraordinary mysteries.

This is Expedition X.

All right contestants,
quiz time.

What is 66 million years old,
more than 6 miles wide,

and travels 150 times
faster than a jet?

-[buzzer sounds]
-Phil Torres.

What is an asteroid?

That is corrrect and bonus
points for answering

in the form of a question.

Specificially today, we are
talking about the asteroid

that wiped out three quarters
of all plants and animal life

on earth, including
the dinosaurs.

But as devastating as
that event was,

it also created the foundation
for something remarkable.

-Mexico's...
-...cenotes!

Cenotes, yes!

That wasn't in the form of
a question, though, so.

It's a point deduction there,
Phil.

I've always wanted to go
see these caverns.

I mean, the fact that there
are these legendary portals

to the Maya underworld, where
they would make offerings

and human sacrifices.
I am intrigued.

As you should be.
They are geologic wonders

and they do have this kind of
bloody history in some cases.

They are truly unique,
and some say, truly haunted.

Earth, 66 million years ago.

The asteroid that slams into
what is now

Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula

leaves behind a crater
12 miles deep

and 93 miles across.

The impact produces
geological conditions

that will eventually scar
the landscape

with thousands of deep
limestone sinkholes

that filled with water.

Fast forward to 2000 BCE,

and the rise of the
Maya civilization.

They build their settlements
around these flooded caverns

or cenotes, that provide
fresh water for drinking

and growing crops.

But there's also
a supernatural connection.

The Maya believe the cenotes
are sacred portals

to the underworld.

To gain favour with their gods
they cast precious offerings

into the caverns.

Things like jade, gold,
and ceramics.

And when the Maya really need
their gods to come through

for them, let there be blood.

Of the animal and
human variety.

Speaking of blood,
the Spanish spilled plenty

during their conquest of the
region in the 1500s.

The Maya, already in decline,
are relegated to the fringes

of society.

For the Maya living in the
Yucatan today

the cenotes and the artifacts
they hide are still sacred.

But looting in the area has
become a major problem.

It's estimated that the
illegal smuggling of

ancient Maya artifacts
generates revenues

in the millions of dollars.

And some believe this
increase in criminal activity

is somehow disrupting the
Maya spirit world,

triggering an escalation in
paranormal activity.

In the northern part of
the Peninsula

stand the crumbling ruins of
a former farming plantation

or Hacienda.

Surrounded by several cenotes
that are believed

to be haunted.

Vistors to this swath of
jungle report strange shadows

and lights, apparitions,

and even aggressive
animal behaviour

in and around the cenotes.

And the spike in activity
is terrifying the locals.

So what could be causing
these bizarre reports?

And why are they happening
at these specific cenotes?

All right, who's ready
to dive in?

Listen, you had me at
giant asteroid impact.

I mean, for me this case has
it all. Ghosts, spirits,

ritual sacrifices.

Josh, you've actually explored
some of these cenotes before?

I have. I've dived in many
cenotes, I've even seen

human remains.

It really is another world
down there.

They can be really
creepy places.

Now, I've not been to these
cenotes where these

paranormal reports
are coming from.

Jess, you buy into this,
what do you make of it?

Seems to me that looting
secret artifacts

is a great way to make
spirits angry.

Phil?

I don't know about
angry spirits but the Yucatan

is home to a lot of
unique wildlife.

There are monkeys,
there's big cats like jaguars,

any of which could be behind
these strange noises

and shadows that people
are reporting.

And also, you don't wanna
make them angry either.

So, I want you to get
yourselves down to Mexico.

Go meet these locals, find out
what it is that they're seeing

and maybe more importantly
why they think this supposed

paranormal activity is
happening around these cenotes

Jess, see if you can make the
case for stirred up spirits.

And Phil, if there is some
natural explanation

like you say, what is it?

-Okay, we're on it.
-Sounds good.

All right, adios.

I'm sending my team nearly
3200 miles

to Yucatan's capital city,
of Merida.

Then, they'll need to source
a set of off-road wheels

to transport them to the
cenotes in the jungle.

You know how to drive
these things?

I'm gonna figure it out!

All right.

All right, you ready?

Okay!

[honking]

[laughs] Horn works!

Though it's been
roughly 500 years
since the Spanish arrived here

to reshape the region,
Maya influence

is everywhere you look.

Today, some 800,000 people
in Mexico still speak Mayan.

And another thing that
hasn't changed

since the fall of the Empire

is the region's
unpredictable weather.

[thunderclap]

Feel like we're literally
outrunning a storm right now.

I'd like to say I think we're
outrunning the rain

but I don't think we are.

[thunderclap]

I'm just trying to see
the road!

I've got so much rain
in my face.

Oh, my gosh.

[thunder rumbling]

Rain or shine, our
investigation is taking us

south-east to a 20 square mile
area riddled with cenotes,

many of which are mapped,

and who knows how many more
that could still
be undiscovered

in the dense forest.

This is where the paranormal
reports are coming from.

And half a mile off the
dirt road, we're connecting

with the most recent of the
many witnesses.

-Is that him right there?
-Yeah.

Josh has arranged for us
to meet Luis Vazquez.

A civil engineer, and the
manager of the property.

[speaking Spanish]

So he said that we can talk
in English

and he can understand it, and
then I can translate

what he says to you.

-Sound good?
-Okay.

Well thank you for
having us here.

As I understand, you've had
a lot of strange experiences?

So what are some of these
experiences that you have had?

[speaking Spanish]

I have seen and heard a lot of
things I can't explain.

I have seen strange lights
moving inside and outside

the cenotes, especially at the
ceremonial cenote

called Kixne.

But, it isn't just me.

Many people claim to see
lights there at dusk

and at night.

Do they stay and hover,
or do they disappear?

Oh, disappear.

Also, I've had rocks thrown at
me on a trail near the cenotes

and when I was out inspecting
one of the sinkholes

where it's not safe
for people to go,

I heard my name called.

But I was alone!

Not too far from there,
one of the workers had seen

strange moving shadows
creeping up on him

but no one was there.

[Josh] Luiz tells
us that according
to Maya legend,

the jungles and cenotes are
guarded by spirits

that can take the form
of things like trees,

some animals like bats,
and even insects.

Traditionally, the Maya don't
believe in ghosts as spirits

of their deceased ancestors.

What they do believe is that
spirits from nature

and the underworld can take
physical form to protect

the people and their land.

And if you don't pay a cenote
the proper respect

those spirits can go
on the offensive.

Have you had any issues with
looting or trespassing

on the property?

Yes, people have taken things
that do not belong to them

from the cenotes.

And recently, I went to one
of the flooded cenotes,

there were some people
swimming who did not have

permission to be there.

Suddenly, out of nowhere,
snakes started to appear.

They were everywhere.
On the water, on the walls.

There were more than
30 snakes.

-30 snakes.
-Oh, my God.

[Josh] For the ancient Maya,
snakes held profound

spiritual significance.

During sacrifice and
bloodletting rituals,

Maya priests would often have
visions where they communicate

with a God in the form of
a giant serpent.

Snakes are also considered to
be one of the spirit guardians

of the cenotes.

There are things you won't
believe.

Things I can't explain.

-The snake spirit's not happy.
-Not happy.

[Jessica] Luiz shows us
how to get to
three cenotes

where unusual activity has
been reported.

Including cenote Kixne,
where he and others

have witnessed the
mysterious lights.

We plan to start our
investigation there.

But before we're permitted to
investigate spirit activity

in the sacred caverns, Luiz
says we must first take part

in a protection ritual.

Not just for our own safety
inside the cenotes

but also to prevent us from
bringing

any negative energy out.

Remember that we're in the
Maya jungle

and we need a lot of respect
to enter this place

Luiz introduces us to
Edgar Peraza,

a high-level Maya priest.

[speaking foreign language]

[Jessica]
As Edgar asks the Gods
on our behalf

for permission to enter
the sacred cenotes,

the ceremonial smoke serves
as a conduit to lift his words

and latch them on to the
surrounding environment.

[speaking Spanish]

This is the sacred drink
for the gods.

[Jessica] To maintain
the sanctity of
the cenote

and the contents inside, Edgar
gives us a sacred Maya drink

called Bulce. It's prepared in
a bowl full of cenote water

and bark from Bulce trees,

with a splash of
Mellapona honey mixed in.

That's good.

[speaking Spanish]

So he said now we can go
any direction

because we offered
our humility.

An offering.

Edgar tells us we've been
granted permission

from the spirits to enter
the cenotes.

Now, we just gotta find them.

[Josh] After about a mile of
off-roading

following Luiz's map, we come
upon the entrance

to cenote Kixne,

where we'll look for the
source of the strange lights.

This particular cenote is
considered a sacred site

that is still used for
Maya ceremonies.

Jess, look above.

Oh, my gosh.

Oh, bats.

Wow, dozens of bats up here.

Oh my gosh, look at them all.

I know bats live in caves, but
based on what we learned

from Luiz, I'm wondering if
Maya spirits are flying

among these bats.

There's a pathway over here.

Woah. Careful.

There is a big drop-off
right here

into nothing but rocks.

Oh yeah, that is crazy.

Oh, my gosh.

-What?
-Look at this!

Oh, my God.

Look at those handprints.

Those have got to be Mayan.

Absolutely.

-Amazing.
-That's unreal.

The Maya were prolific
cave artists.

And even today, you can still
see evidence of their

paintings and carvings on many
cenote walls,

including this one.

Scholars speculate these hand
prints, given their
small size,

were made by children during
a coming of age ritual.

Look at all of those, they go
all the way up there.

[Jessica]
Inside this deeply sacred
cenote, I'm deploying my

audio recorder, which can
detect sounds on frequencies

our ears can't hear.

I obviously don't speak Mayan
but some believe that

spirits connect to the intent
behind the message

rather than the language
spoken.

Is anyone in here with us?

[eerie sound]

We've heard people see strange
lights in here.

Is that you?

I know this is a sacred place.

Does it anger you when people
come here without permission?

I'll need to analyze my
recordings later to see if

I got any paranormal responses
to my questions.

So like, Luiz. He mentioned
seeing lights in the area.

Where do you think
that comes from?

Well, caves around the world
have species that have evolved

to have bioluminescence,
basically as a lure to attract

things to eat.

Okay.

Bioluminscence is the emission
of light by a living organism.

Some of the phytoplankton-rich
beaches here in the Yucatan

are famous for this
phenomenon.

Bioluminescent organisms like
fireflies and fungi

can be found in the forests of
Mexico as well.

I wonder if a combination of
glowing life forms

and environmental factors like
reflection of water

can create the unusual lights
people have witnessed.

Wow, the water goes all
the way around here.

I don't see any fish.

I don't see any either.

And nothing glowing with
bioluminscence.

[Jessica] Before moving on,
we set up a
motion activated trail cam

at the entrance to
this cenote,

hoping we get a shot of the
mystery lights

people have seen here.

Luiz told us the second cenote
where unusual activity

has been reported, is a half
mile from here.

The sun is setting, so we need
to find this hidden cenote

before its too dark and too
dangerous to investigate.

Wow.

Look at this.

Let's go see what's
down there.

[Josh] This is the
area where a
worker says he saw

strange shadows.

In Yucatan Peninsula, there
are roughly 1800 jaguars,

about 10% of which
appear black

thanks to a genetic mutation
called Mellanism.

Jaguars are stealthy nocturnal
hunters

and seeing a rare Mellanistic
specimen could easily be

misinterpreted as a shadow.

-Ooh.
-Phew.

-You all right?
-Yeah.

It's kind of spongy.

Ooh!

Wow. Jess, it goes back here.

Yeah, is it safe to
walk over there?

Let's find out.

Oh, man.

I'm not seeing any evidence
of a jaguar den.

Check this out, Jess.

What you got?

Look at that!

You just stepped on it.

It looks like metal.

Yeah, yeah it does.

Like, part of a tool.

Kind of.

Looks like there's a few
pieces here.

Don't, you know. Like.
You just dust it off

but take a picture of it.

Remember, we don't wanna
disturb anything down here.

Yeah.

How wild is that?
Completely dry.

Yeah.

Ooh. A lot of
things stinging me
right now.

Ow. Yeah, I'm getting bit too.

[bleep] of wasp's nests.

[Josh] Oh...

-Woah.
-Ow.

Oh, I'm getting
so bit. [bleep]

-Ants get you too?
-Yep. [bleep]

-Yeah they got me.
-They're all over.

-Let's go.
-Let's get out of here.

Yep.

We head out at first light
to look for more clues.

Making our way to the
third cenote.

The one where Luiz reported
hearing phantom voices.

We're told the sinkhole is
so deep and dangerous

it's completely off-limits
to visitors.

But we've been given
special access to investigate

what could be behind
the unexplained sounds.

Hey, Eduardo!

-Good to see you.
-Welcome.

[Josh] To help us
with this mission
is Eduardo Castillo.

A cave dive master
and member of the

Mexican government taskforce
that explores newly discovered

cenotes in the Yucatan.

10 years ago, he and his team
were the first ever

to dive here, but only mapped
a fraction of this

massive cavern.

We'll be the first to return

and the very first TV camera
crew allowed inside.

Our plan is to explore
much more of the site.

[Jessica] So, what's the game
plan, I guess,
how are we gonna land there?

[man 1] We're going
down by the Rappel

you're going to put on your
harness and we're going
down lower you along.

[Phil] Wow these birds...
Oh wasp...You know what
is great right now

we have this fleet of
swallows protecting us
from the wasps.

Thank you guys.

And those birds it's possible
their sounds could be mistaken

for the human voices
people hear in this cenotes.

[Jessica] It goes pretty deep.
Phew...

-Look at this,
there's beams here too.
-[Josh] And an old ladder.

[Jessica] I mean this looks
like something from
Indiana Jones.

[Phil] Oh yeah!

[Jessica] I wonder if this
makeshift ladder means

that there's been unauthorised
access, may be even
looters looking for a score.

[Phil] All right Jess,
heading down.
[Jessica] Okay.

[Phil] Don't sound
too excited, you gotta
do this next.

[Phil] Wow, it gets
deep down here.

Jess is coming down
right now.

[Jessica] Oh, my God,
this is crazy.

Okay... I am down.
I am alive.

[Josh] Jess will remain
topside recording audio,

trying to catch the so
called phantom voices

that people claim
to have heard here.

[man 1] [microphone feedback]
Okay...everybody set?

All right! Let's do this.

[Phil] I will explore
under the water.

Looking for any animals or
perhaps the recent
remains of an animal.

That could have made
the sound's people think

are disembodied voices.

Maybe it was the cave swallows
we saw earlier.

But, I have to investigate
all possibilities.

[Jessica] Hola...

Is there anyone here
around the cenote, that would
like to talk with us.

[Phil] This view is unreal.

The geological formations
are incredible.

There's some really
big stalactites.

It's like another
world down here.

[Jessica] Have people come
in here without
getting permission?

Did that anger you?

Has anyone disturbed
your sacred artefacts?

[Phil] [microphone feedback]
Jess, think I got something
down here.

[Jessica] What did you find?

[Phil] We got some bones
down here.

[Phil] We got some
bones down here.

[Jessica] What kind of bones
are they?

[Phil] Possibly human,
But, more likely animal.

Looks like they have been here
for a very very long time.

Could be ancient
the way they're discolored.

[Jessica] If it's from
sacrifice that could explain

why Luis
heard voices of spirits.

[Phil] The collagen
in minerals and bones

c an keep them relatively
intact for hundreds, even
thousands of years

in freshwater depending
on it's temperature
and PH level.

As much as I would like to
further study these remains,

we are not permitted
to remove any thing
from the cenote's.

[microphone feedback]
All right Jess, we are getting
low on air. We're coming up.

Okay, come on up.

Take off your helmet,
tell me what happened?

-There is part of this
that just goes deep.
-Really?

It just kept on going
darker and darker.

But, when the rays of sun was
coming through it looked like
we were in heaven.

-It was unreal.
-[Jessica] Really? Super cool.
All right.

[Phil] Let's get of here,
up into that really
hot Mexican Sun.

[Jessica] We've now
investigated three very
different cenote's

and discovered some
curious clue's inside them.

But, I am not sure
of the metal pieces and bones

are in any way linked
to the report's
of supernatural activity.

So, we've sent our
photos to Josh see if he
can help us find answers.

[Josh] Hey guys.
[both] Hey Josh.

[Josh] How are things
in the Yucatan?

Seen or hear any
angry spirits yet?

[Jessica] Not yet.
But, I feel like
we are getting close.

[Phil] I still think
there are natural explanations
of what's going on,

and I will keep pursuing that.

But, in the meantime did you
get a chance to look at those
images

we sent of the
bones and metal.

[Josh] I am opening
those now...

Okay, little hard to tell
what the bone is from.

They look old
but well preserved.

Phil, what are you thinking?
Human or animal?

Do you think this was a part
of Maya ritual or sacrifice?

[Phil] I'd say the bones are
probably animal.

But, obviously
we couldn't remove anything
from the cenote for analysis.

[Josh] And what about
these metal pieces?

They look old.
But, I wouldn't say
they look ancient.

[Phil] This metal looked like
it was part of a tool.

Definitely not Mayan history.
But, what history it is
I am not sure.

[Jessica] I wonder if it was
something dropped by a looter.

[Josh] It might be helpful
to get an archaeologist's
take on all of this.

Not just an expert
on the Maya,

but someone who really
knows the whole history
of this region.

I have some really good
contacts down there.

I have someone in mind,
who might be able to help
you connect the dots.

Lemme make a call...

[Phil] That would
be fantastic.

[Josh] All right!
See you guys.

[Jessica] Bye Josh.
[Phil] See you Josh.

[Josh] I am connecting Phil
and Jess with Arturo Perez,

a local archaeologist,
who has been researching

the cultures of the Yucatan
peninsula for over a decade.

[speaking foreign language]

[Phil] The first thing we show
Arturo is an image of a bone,

I spotted during the
cenote dive.

Jess wants to know
if this means there were
sacrifices in that cenote.

[Arturo] We don't know
for sure. Since you are
the first scientist to explore

some parts of the cenote
we have a lot of work to do
to better understand the site.

[Phil]
Next we show Arturo photo's
of the metal we found

in the dry cenote, and ask
if it could be Maya.

[Arturo] No, it's not Maya.
These are pieces of metal.

The Maya did not use
metal like this.

These looks like metal used
in equipment for farming

and transport of henequen
crops about 120 years ago.

[Phil] Between the late
1800's and early 1900's,

the Yucatan becomes the center
of a major business boom
growing and harvesting

a fibrous native plant called
henequen,

that's used to make ropes,
bags, and shoes.

To keep up with the demand
henequen plantation's or

haciendas spread
across the region.

But this boom
also has a dark side.

Wealthy hacienda owners
forced the local Maya
into indentured servitude.

And their sacred cenote's
are depleted for
irrigation water

and used as dumps,
causing some of them
to completely dry up.

[Arturo] There was very bad
exploitation and a lot of
suffering

for the Maya community.
That was forced to work
at the henequen haciendas.

[Phil] He just said,
it was really really bad.

the way that people
were exploited here.

[Jessica] Well! hearing
that now makes me wonder

if we should be looking into
the hacienda.

[Jessica] The cenotes we have
been investigating surround

one of the former
henequen plantations,
hacienda kempepen.

Our focus has been on the
cenotes, but I wonder

if spirits linger
in the hacienda too.

Angered over the mistreatment
of the Maya.

The spirit's presence could
explain the strange lights,
shadows and other unusual

phenomenon that witnesses
have said often occur
in this area after dark.

[vehicle approaching]

[crickets chirping]

[Jessica] Creepy...
[Phil] Yeah you can say that.

This place is falling apart.

[Jessica] Woah! What is this?
Look...

[Phil] You know what, I think
this is the henequen.

[Jessica] Oh, they can drag it
through here to kind of
entangle and leave it.

[Phil] This is how they would
leave it. Slaves probably
used this very tool.

[Jessica] Mm-hmm, yeah...
Shh, shh...

Did you hear that?

Hello?

[thuds]
Ohh [bleep].

[Jessica] Something just
hit my back.
[Phil] What? H it you?

Yeah! Something just
hit my back.

[Phil] This thing just fell.

[Jessica] What?
[Phil] That just fell.

[Phil] I heard something fall
from here and then

land to there. I didn't see
anything behind you.

[Jessica] You didn't see
anything?
[Phil] Nothing. It's so weird.

[Phil] This whole
structure doesn't
exactly look up to code.

So, can literally
be crumbling around us.

[Jessica] Luis, the property
manager, told us that he too

has experienced stones
thrown at him while walking
along trials in this vicinity.

[Phil] Woah! Look right here.
It's a well.
[Jessica] What?

[Jessica] Does that lead down
to a cenote?

[Phil] It's got water.

That's wild...

This is the only source
of water for this entire...

..like building part
of the hacienda. This one.

[Jessica] So, this is probably
part of the cenote then?

[Phil] Easily,
underneath a lot of this.

[Jessica screams]
[Phil] [beep] What...
jeez Jess.

[Jessica] There's something
in the well.

This is the only source of
water for this entire...

...like building part
of the hacienda. This one.

[Jessica] So, this is probably
part of the cenote then?

[Phil] Easily, underneath
a lot of this.

[Jessica screams]
[Phil] [bleep] Oh...what?
Jeez Jess.

[Jessica] There's something
in the well.

[Phil] What do you mean?
[Jessica] No, there's
something in the well.

[Phil] Like a fish?
I just saw a bat.
[Jessica] No, I...

Yes, a bat that's flew by.

Oh, yeah.

[Jessica] Listen, boils down
to... I did not know
this well was here.

-Daniel, was that you?
-[Phil] No, he's right here.

[Jessica screams] [bleep]
There's something in the coat.

[Phil chuckles] What?
What is happening
with you?

[Jessica] Something just
touched me again.

[Phil] What is happening
with you, Jess?
[Jessica] Oh my God...

-Are you going insane.
-[Jessica] No...

[Phil] Are you okay?
[Jessica] No, I don't think so
is there anything on my back?

[Phil] No
[Jessica] Okay...

[Phil] Jess, check this out,
dry pit.

[Jessica] Holy crap!

I think it's just a matter
of time before this sinks,
all this sinks in.

[Jessica] This place hasn't
been in operation for years,

but this sunken earth
and the water inside the well
suggest that this hacienda

might have been built
on top of a cenote.

That kind of reckless
desecration of the sacred soil
here could explain

all the super natural
disturbances people
have reported in this area.

[Jessica] Who's out there?
Who is over here?
[Phil] Where?

[Jessica] Oh my God! Really
[Phil] Jess, what is it
with you?

[Jessica] Somebody just walked
by here.

-Brian I thought it was you
again.
-[Brian] I'm right behind you.

-What the [bleep]
-[Phil] What are you seeing?

[Jessica] Did you just walk
around here?

[Brian] No, I've been right
there shooting.
I can show you.

[Jessica] I just saw you
walk...past here.

[Phil] Jess You just saw
something walk this direction?

[Jessica] I just saw,
Brian walk past here.

[Phil] Jess, you are seeing
a lot of things, right now
That is...

[Jessica] I saw,
Brian walk by.

[Phil] What do you mean
by Brian, did you
literally see...

-Him with the gear
or someone wearing black.
-[Jessica] I saw Brian,

I saw him with his hat,
wearing black, same size,

same stride walking
past us... outside.

[Phil] Jess, that's
just your imagination.
[Jessica] I don't know.

[Phil whispering] I just saw
something moving right there.

Again, someone in white
moving right there.

[Jessica] Oh! I am sorry Phil,
yes maybe it's just
your imagination.

[Phil] It probably is.
That's the thing about
this place.

I have seen thing's too out
of the corner of my eye

that looked like a figure,
but I still think the brain

will put pattern's where
it wants to put patterns.

[Jessica] Why would I pattern
Brian walking?

[Phil] Because it's something
familiar, if you see something
dark standing there,

or a shadow your brain
can fill in the blanks.

[Jessica] What hit me
in the back then?

[Phil] No idea.
But I do wanna try check
everything of the list.

And one of those things
for me, especially in a place
like this is gonna be...

what wildlife's
living around here.

What other factors in this
surrounding grounds
could be contributing

to us seeing something.
I don't know...

so that's why I wanna just
be able to eliminate whatever
factors we can.

[Phil] I'm gonna venture out
and do a sweep the area.

There are lots of nocturnal
animals at here, that can
startle at night.

Including both spotted
and black jaguars, and about
fifty species of bats.

[Phil] Right now the biggest
thing we are looking for
is eye shine.

Pretty much any mammal
that's active at night,

especially in an environment
like this can have a really
good night vision.

They can have really bright
open eyes

and.. if you shine
a light right at 'em...

It's gonna bounce
right back at you.

[Jessica] While Phil
patrols the perimeter,
I stay back with Brian.

We'll attempt to draw out
and capture evidence

of whatever was trying
to get my attention.

Maybe its somehow connected
to the apparitions people see
around the property.

I break out the audio
recorder, as well as

our structured light sensor
or SLS camera.

This unique piece of tech uses
special software and an
infrared light projector

to detect paranormal entities
by recognizing a body's
joint movements.

If a spirit appears in front
of the SLS, it will show up
as a stick figure.

[Jessica] Hi,
my name is Jessica,
What's your name?

Did you live here
at the hacienda?

[Josh] Jess, might not be the
only one who believes,

stealing artifacts attract
bad energy.

In 2015, an anonymous person
returned a pair of two
thousand year old,

slingshot stones. Snatched
twenty year's prior

from the historic site
of Gamla.
Israel authorities, also found

a note from the remorse
robber that read,

[Josh reading]

And in 2020, a Canadian
tourist made headlines after
returning artifacts she swiped

while visiting the ruins of
Pompeii in Italy.

Asking for "forgiveness
from the Gods."

Claiming that the illicit
souvenir's brought about

health issues
and financial problems.

Though relieved, Italian
officials weren't exactly
surprised

to see the items sent back.
That's because there is an
entire museum at Pompeii,

dedicated to a growing
collection of once stolen
artifacts.

Note to self,
"Return that creepy
golden idol".

[Brian whispering]

[Jessica] Slightly behind me?

[Jessica] Yeah...

About the same height?

[Jessica] Smaller?

Are you a child?

[crickets chirping]

[Phil] As I get
deeper into the woods,

I break out a thermal camera.
Detecting heat signatures
is the best way to see any

wildlife in the dark.

A lot of bat's are flying
around us right now.

Oh... One just flew right
over there.
Oh yeah look at that.

Yeah.. it just...
Oh yeah look at those bat's

look at all those
guys flying.
Tons of them.

It's something pretty
warm over here.
What is it?

Check this out.
Right back there,
right back there.

This is also the ground that
could easily be holes leading
into a cenote.

That's really a warm spot

What's crazy is
I am also seeing

lot of bat's
flying around it.

Just like bat's are flying
around us right now.

So, there's a good chance that
there is a bigger mammal
back there.

And the bats know that
mammal's attract mosquito's
they are flying to eat it.

I just can't tell what it is
I am looking
at the eye shine of.

Have to be careful
in case it's a jaguar.

[Jessica] Was that you
following us around the
hacienda.

Did you used work
at the hacienda?

What's your name?

That's weird.

Did you want to speak
to us any more?

[Josh] For over three
millennia,

the sacred cenote's of
Southern Mexico have been said

to harbor super
natural forces.

My team set out to investigate
what's behind increasing

reports of unexplained
activity.

Jess, analyzed more than
25 hours of her audio
recordings

which yielded no voices
like the one's reported.

But images from the trail cam
Phil left out were in a word
enlightening.

While Phil didn't find
bioluminescent fungus
in the cenote's.

He suspects these fireflies
combined with the Yucatan's
heavy humidity could have

created the ghostly glow
people have reported.

So, we'll put that
in the plausible column.

Jess, believes the sudden
insect attack...

[Phil] Did ant's get you too?
[bleep] They got me...
[Jessica] Yep. All over.

Was a stinging
warning from the cenote's
spirit's,

when Phil picked
up an artifact.

[Jessica] Don't, we don't
wanna disturb
anything down here.

And when that mystery metal
lead them to a historic site,

where the Maya were
gravely mistreated.

[Phil] Slaves probably
used this tool.

Jess knew to pivot their
investigation...

Her resulting research turned
up a lesser known part of
Maya mythology.

Something called the Alux.

A race of 3 foot high
mischievous being's similar
to elves,

tasked with protecting
the Yucatan jungle.

The Alux's signature move,
slinging stones at human's.

[Jessica] [bleep]
Something just hit
my back.

So, what does it all mean?

Well, whether you
are a skeptic or a believer,
one big take away

from all our expeditions,
should be the importance

of being respectful of all
local customs, land
and people.

You never know who
or what might be
looking out for them.

For more information
on Expedition X,

head to
discovery.com/ExpeditionX.