![]() ![]() ![]() In The Gold of the Gods, von Däniken describes an expedition that he undertook through man-made tunnels within Cueva de los Tayos, a natural cave system in Ecuador, guided by a local man named Juan Moricz. In 1970, Der Spiegel referred to the hype over Däniken as Dänikitis. Von Däniken was paid 7 percent of the book's turnover, while 3 percent went to Utermann. Against all expectations, the book gained widespread interest and became a bestseller. The re-write of Chariots of the Gods? was accepted for publication early in 1967, but not printed until March 1968. Utermann was a former Schriftleiter of Völkischer Beobachter and had been a Nazi bestselling author. Econ Verlag (now part of Ullstein Verlag) was willing to publish the book after a complete reworking by a professional author, Utz Utermann, who used the pseudonym of Wilhelm Roggersdorf. The draft of the book was turned down by several publishers. Following his release, von Däniken became a manager of the Hotel Rosenhügel in Davos, Switzerland, during which time he wrote Chariots of the Gods? (German Erinnerungen an die Zukunft, which literally translated is 'Memories of the Future'), working on the manuscript late at night after the hotel's guests had retired.
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