: In Search of the Emerald TempleThe jungle was a living, breathing entity that did not want them there. Vines snagged at their packs, and the humid air was thick with the scent of decay and the cries of unseen creatures. For Dr. Aris Thorne, renowned archaeologist and habitual skeptic, the Emerald Temple was the final, great myth. A structure said to be carved from a single, colossal emerald, hidden deep within the uncharted heart of the Amazon. Most of his colleagues called it a fool’s errand. Aris called it retirement.His guide, a young woman named Kaya whose family had