Experiences / Colombia: Andes to Caribbean
Ciudad Perdida: Lost City Trek
Four days through the Sierra Nevada to a city older than Machu Picchu
- Duration
- 4 days
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Group size
- 2–16
- Minimum age
- 12
- Cancellation
- Moderate
- Meeting point
- Santa Marta, office pick-up
- Operated by
- Palma de Cera Aventura
Overview
Teyuna, known as Ciudad Perdida, was built by the Tayrona people around 800 AD and lay hidden in the jungle until the 1970s. Reaching it means 47 km of jungle trail, river crossings and steep climbs through the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
Along the way you pass Wiwa and Kogi communities and sleep in open-sided camps with hammocks or bunks. On day three you climb 1,200 stone steps to the terraces of the Lost City, shrouded in mist and surrounded by forest.
Highlights
- Climb 1,200 stone steps to Teyuna
- Indigenous Kogi and Wiwa communities
- Swimming holes in the Buritaca River
- Jungle camps with hammocks or bunks
- Archaeological site older than Machu Picchu
Included
- 4x4 transport from Santa Marta
- Bilingual guide and indigenous guide
- 3 nights in jungle camps
- All meals and fruit
- Park entrance fees
Not included
- Travel insurance
- Drinks and snacks along the route
- Tips
Before you go
Good fitness and tolerance to heat, humidity and mud. Closed every September for indigenous ceremonies.
