Colombia’s extraordinary Lost City
May 27, 2015
Colombia’s extraordinary Lost City
posted by Alice Bradshaw-Smith
Colombia’s Lost City, or “Ciudad Perdida,” is the extraordinary archaeological site of a city lost for generations, only rediscovered in the 1970s by local looters.
A 44km hike through Indiana Jones style scenery grants those brave enough the privilege of reaching the final 1,263 stone steps which serves as the cinematographic entrance to the ancient settlement.
Believed to have been founded in 800AD – some 650 years before Peru’s Machu Picchu – the site lies buried in the jungle of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Teyuna Archaeological Park in the Sierra Nevada region of northern Colombia.
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A group of treasure looters stumbled across the bottom of the moss-covered stone staircase while making their way down the Buritaca River in search of hidden loot.
More, including photos:
http://colombiareports.com/colombias-extraordinary-lost-city/
