15 Hidden Gems in South America
| November 2, 2018
4. Ciudad Perdida (the Lost City) – Colombia
Ciudad Perdida is to Colombia what Machu Picchu is to Peru. It’s located in the Sierra Nevada and was founded around 800 BE, roughly 650 years before Machu Picchu. It was found in 1972 by a group of treasure hunters who named it “Green Hell.”
The city is also called Teyuna and is thought to have been inhabited by the Tairona People, housing between 2,000 and 8,000 citizens. The area has 169 circular terraces and plazas, and it takes six days for a return hike to reach the location.
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