Short version: another visit to Colombia including Bogotá, Villa de Lleyva, San Gil, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Ciudad Perdida, and Zipaquirá. Long version: I arrived in Santa Marta on December 29 after almost a week in the amazing city of Cartagena. The date is easy to remember because I had to wait 2 days for a trip leaving for Ciudad Perdida, The Lost City. I returned to the Turcol office (Turismo Colombia) on the morning of December 31 and met the guide and 6 other trekkers. The chiva, or old, gaudily colored bus but also heard the term referring to a goat, was loaded and we were soon off, driving down the coastal road to the trailhead at the village of El Mamey. Our cook boarded en route. We were treated to views of Pico de Colón,
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