{"id":21358,"date":"2021-05-19T23:33:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T04:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=21358"},"modified":"2021-05-19T23:33:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T04:33:33","slug":"discovery-channel-takes-viewers-to-the-amazon-for-an-epic-quest-of-exploration-in-brand-new-series-curse-of-akakor-premiering-may-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/19\/discovery-channel-takes-viewers-to-the-amazon-for-an-epic-quest-of-exploration-in-brand-new-series-curse-of-akakor-premiering-may-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery Channel Takes Viewers to the Amazon for an Epic Quest of Exploration in Brand-New Series &#8220;Curse of Akakor&#8221; Premiering May 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21359\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Curse_of_Akakor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Curse_of_Akakor.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Curse_of_Akakor-300x130.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the 1980&#8217;s, three explorers set out to find the legendary cities of Akakor and Akahim in the Amazon jungle, but one by one, they disappeared. 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