Lost city inhabited by Mayan rebels who resisted Spanish conquest for a century FOUND after 300 years in Mexican jungle

A LOST city where Mayan rebels held out against Spanish conquerors has been found after 300 years.

The Mayan tribe held their fort against Spaniards for over a century before they were conquered.

The Lakandon Chʼol fled their capital, Lakam-Tun, at Lake Miramar in modern-day Mexico , in the late 1500s.

They then retreated into the jungles near the the present Guatemalan border where they established a new stronghold Sac Balam.

The Mexican rebels resisted the Spaniards for 109 years until the city fell in 1695.

Sac Balam ultimately disappeared into the jungle while the Lakandon Chʼol were forcibly relocated.

The Mexican tribe all went extinct by the mid-18th century.

Now scientists say they have found Sac Balam, using a groundbreaking predictive model to locate foundations and arte