The Ruins

Early in the morning before the sun has reached the top of the city.

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January 8th 2009
About 30 miles east from Taganga, where I spent the holidays, is the beautiful Tayrona National Park. Within this park, at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains is nestled Ciudad Perdida, "The Lost City." Built between 700-900, this city was all but forgotten for hundreds of years and only rediscovered in 1976. The stone work and structures are similar to other ruins in South and Central Am ... read more

South America » Colombia » Santa Marta » Ciudad Perdida

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

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