Trip 4 Colombia 074

The Lost City (Ciudad Perdida) & Tyrona Days 6 - 12

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November 28th 2010
We set off on the trek to the Lost City knowing what to expect even less than we had done for the rest of our trip! We met the group at 8.30 and were driven off to a small town about an hour east of Santa Marta and an hour along a terrible road in a Jeep. Our group was only 7 which was less than a lot of the others we saw, and our guide was a very knowledgeable local man called Juan-Carlos with t ... read more

South America » Colombia » Santa Marta » Ciudad Perdida

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Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more