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{{trope}}
This is a speculative tale that takes place in undiscovered or semidiscovered country in the present or "recent" (usually no earlier than the early 20th century) past supposedly on this Earth. As opposed to say a [[High Fantasy]] in a Medieval setting, or a [[Space Opera]] in a far future-like setting. As the title indicates it often takes place in a tropical rain forest though that is not necessary. The key point is that [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]] is provided primarily by the use of settings that are regarded as exotic, mysterious, dangerous and above all, far away by most readers, yet still on this world; rather then providing a whole imaginary world "in a galaxy far away". A typical setting for instance, might be [[The Amazon]], [[Darkest Africa]], or [[Shangri La]] . There are occasional similarities with the [[Space Opera]], the two genres can each borrow tropes normally associated with each other and there is potential for crossovers (aliens can for instance kidnap the intrepid explorers, or perhaps a Space Opera can have a story take place on a jungle planet). Another common combination is the [[Tuxedo and Martini]] as the tradition takes place at the same time and can be easily overlapped by any number of means (such as airhopping to different cities, etc). However some elements of a Jungle Opera can be less flexible then other speculative sub-genres by the nature of operating in "closer proximity" (so to speak) to [[Real Life]].
Jungle Operas tend to feature [[Precursors]], [[Lost Colony|Lost Colonies]], [[MacGuffin|Ancient Artifacts]], and the like; [[Temple of Doom|ruins-filled-with-deathtraps]] is one of [[The Oldest Ones in
Often involves a [[Lost World]]. In some versions the story is about a quest to find this, and a Lost World is a [[MacGuffin Location]].
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[Tintin
* Many a [[Scrooge McDuck]] story.
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[
* ''[[The Librarian]]'' is a satirical version.
* Parts of the film ''[[Gunga Din (film)|Gunga Din]]'', what with the lost temple and all.
* ''[[The Mummy Trilogy]]''
* ''Secret of the Incas'', which was a major inspiration for the adventures of [[Indiana Jones
== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[King
* Sir [[
* ''[[Tarzan]]''
* The Jack West series by [[Matthew Reilly]].
* ''The Serpent'', the first novel in Jane Gaskell's ''[[Atlan]]'' series, takes place in a prehistoric civilization in ancient South America and contains such elements as giant carnivorous birds and a reptile-man villain. The rest of the saga is more in the vein of a [[Lost World]].
* ''[[Doc Savage]]''
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* ''[[Tales of the Gold Monkey]].''
* ''[[Bring Em Back Alive]]''
* ''[[Blood and Treasure]]'' is a mixture of this and [[Tuxedo and Martini]] [[Spy Fiction]]. In fact this was not an odd combination in the '30s pulps (nor in [[Real Life]] as a lot of explorers were spies). It involves a mystical McGuffin, cryptic records, a mysterious cult, and a race for treasure. Most of it has taken place in Europe so far but there are are references to Middle Eastern culture and the next episode as of this entry is set to take place in Casablanca. [[Affectionate Parody|Of course it will.]]
* ''[[Lost]]'' is [[Genre Roulette|primarily]] this genre, with the Island being an archetypical [[Lost World]]. ▼
**It also involves more than one [[Shout-Out]] including records of Nazis trying to [[Ghostapo|weaponize supernatural forces.]] [[Indiana Jones|Where have we heard that one?]]
▲* ''[[Lost]]'' is [[Genre Roulette|primarily]] this genre, with the Island being an
* ''[[Relic Hunter]]''
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[GURPS]]
== [[Video Games]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[The Road to El Dorado]]''
* ''[[
** So does ''[[
* The "[[
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