EPISODE with JASON "SWINGO" JONAS, Continued

January, 2010

Near ZAPALLO LOMA, PERU

"So what happened to the Moche?" says Jonas, seated with the other three in camp chairs around a fire.

"Native American urban cultures were typically very vulnerable to eco-collapse," says Gordon, tugging on a granola bar. "Droughts, famines, even single events like quakes and storms. If the cultural groups stayed small, it was less of a problem. They could pack up and move ...