The trekking of Ciudad Perdida, the most famous of all Colombia, is certainly one of the most iconographic of all South America and yet few people do it, let’s say that the mass that arrives in this wonderful land prefers to stop on the Caribbean coast or among the villages of Eje Cafetero.Ciudad-Perdida-Colombia12 COLOMBIACiudad Perdida, Colombia: trekking in the heart of Sierra Nevada ROCCO D’ALESSANDROMAG 29, 2016007311
CIUDAD PERDIDA, STORY OF AN ASCENT
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In the heart of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, surrounded by a dense tropical jungle, is the Ciudad Perdida (The Lost City), an ancient Teyuna sanctuary dating back to the 8th century AD.
Rediscovered only in 1972 by a body of explorers, the Ciudad Perdida is today the most famous archaeological site in Colombia, protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, and considered a sacred place by the Kogi, the Wiwa and the Arhuaco, the three ethnic groups living at different altitudes in the Sierra.
All the territory surrounding Ciudad Perdida is under indigenous jurisdiction, and consequently the flow of visitors is managed by the indigenous people.
The only way to visit Ciudad Perdida is to walk for 4/5 days, depending on the package chosen, through the tropical jungle, starting from a height of about 800 meters to reach 1200 meters above sea level.
The route is far from simple, and to face it in the best way you need to be prepared and equipped.
