Lijia Cave

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There has quite been a rush around the Lijia Cave. Chaowarin Lathasaksiri claimed in 1995 already that there was Japanese loot stashed in the cave. The senator based his claim on a story told to him by an elderly monk who used to meditate in the caves, close to the route of the infamous Thai-Burma Railway. Phra Aphisit Thammavaro said to have found a steam train with two bogies fully laden with gold bars, a plane, samurai swords, steel boxes, rice milling equipment and the remains of several Japanese soldiers who had committed suicide, when he entered a cave. The monk drafted a map. The news triggered a small gold rush to the area. Chaowarin also led a team of men into the jungle to search for the gold. The gold fever lingered on. On Sunday 23 July 2000 six treasure hunters died from suffocation in the cave. Police had to retrieve the bodies of four men and two women.

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Source: Ayutthaya Biking Adventure

Ayutthaya Historical Research

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