In the summer of 2000, a team of researchers led by Paulina Zelitsky and Paul Weinzweig discovered what appeared to be the submerged ruins of an ancient city (the "lost city of Cuba") covering more than seven square miles. The site, known as MEGA, lies just a few miles off the western tip of Cuba (click the image above to view the approximate location) and is now more than 2,100 feet below the surface. Some experts believe the city might have been built on a land bridge that once connected Cuba to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and that this narrow strip of land collapsed due to a huge earthquake.
Some of the structures are reported to be more than 1,312 feet (400 meters) long by 131 feet (40 meters) wide and made from giant blocks of granite weighing several tons each. Other structures appear to be pyramids similar to those built by the mysterious Olmec civilization of Veracruz, Mexico. Still other structures are stone monoliths bearing symbols and inscriptions of unknown origin.
If all of this comes as a complete surprise to you, don’t feel alone. Aside from an initial article carried by the Reuters news agency in May of 2001, the story of this remarkable discovery has been largely untold.
In posts to follow I'll summarize the information I've been able to find about MEGA and I invite you to do the same through comments to this post.