Sometimes history hides in plain sight.

In the town of Mitla, in southern Mexico, a quiet 16th-century church stands where two worlds once met.

For generations, locals have whispered about passages running beneath its stone floors, stories of an ancient underworld sealed off by time.

Now, new research has confirmed that something truly does lie below.

Beneath the altar

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