Ciudad Perdida Hike: Photos 21 to 37

After lounging on beaches for some time, we decided we needed some physical exercise and booked for the Ciudad Perdida hike. Ciudad Perdida (Lost City) is an archaeological site of an ancient city in the forest of the Sierra Nevada. This city was apparently built in 800 AD and was only discovered in 1972. The hike takes 6 days in total and is about 40 km of walking (round trip). Our hike started on the 11th of September.

Our group consisted of the following: Us, 3 British people, 3 Irish lads, 2 Israelis, 1 Kiwi, 1 Swede, 1 American - a nice diverse group of people, all of them really nice.

On the first day we started walking around 12:30, and after the first hour we reached a swimming spot in a river. We all swam here, thinking that the hike would be a breeze if it continues in that way. Right after the swim, we started climbing a mountain for the next hour. This was relatively tough, but energy levels were still high, so nobody really struggled too much. A little later it started raining really hard, which made it significantly harder to walk, as the trail became

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thanks for sharing your travels. I love traveling vicariously.

Those pictures are awesome. I'm sitting at home in Colorado preparing for a road trip to Colombia. Thanks for the inspiration.

thanks for sharing your travels. I love traveling vicariously.

Those pictures are awesome. I'm sitting at home in Colorado preparing for a road trip to Colombia. Thanks for the inspiration.