William Gadoury came up with the theory that the Maya civilization chose the location of its towns and cities according to its star constellations - he found Mayan cities lined up exactly with stars in the civilization's major constellations, the UK Independent reports.
He studied the map of stars, and discovered one city was missing from a constellation of three stars.
Using satellite images provided by the Canadian Space Agency and then mapped on to Google Earth, he discovered the city where the third star of the constellation suggested it would be.
Daniel De Lisle, from the Canadian Space Agency, said the area had been difficult to study because of its dense vegetation, but he noted satellite scans of the area found linear features which "stuck out".
He said this could mean there is something underneath the big canopy, and it could be a man made structure."
While an American expert said one image showed a street network and a large square which could possibly be a pyramid, which could indicate a Mayan city in the area.
The Mayans, who originated in the Yucatan around 2600 BC, rose to prominence around A.D. 250 in present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, western Honduras, El Salvador, and northern Belize.
Many of the sites of their ancient dwellings have been uncovered by modern explorers, and are huge tourist attractions.
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