LOST CITY, SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA

Discovered in 1972 for treasure hunters, Ciudad Perdida (Lost City) is a Colombian archaeological site of an ancient city in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Being one of the most amazing discoveries of the world during the last decades, Ciudad Perdida it is believed to have been built by the Tyrona culture about 800 A.D.—Some 650 years earlier than Machu Pichu. The city is an astonishing complex of tiled roads, stone terraces and bridges, drainage systems, and small circular plazas set under steep rock walls rising up into the mountains. The local tribes, the Arhuaco, the Koguis, and the ARsario, have stated that they visited the site regularly long before it was widely discovered, but that they kept quiet about it since they consider Ciudad Perdida as a sacred legacy from their ancestors. It takes a six day trek through the Colombian Jungle to visit Ciudad Perdida, and the scenery is absolutely amazing. CafeJournalCopyright 2010-2018. NohraCeciliaLeschyson. All Rights Reserved. No part or totality of this site may be reproduced, copied, altered in any way without the written permission of its owner.