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Colombia Cuidada Perdida - The Lost City

Another post on a trip in the worlds best and most amazing country. I have not proof read yet and have not captioned the pics but ill when I get time.

Cuidad Perdida - Lost City - Colombia!!

For those that are interested in this trek, i have just finished it and it was amazing. I am staying in Taganga and we booked through Casa de Felipe, but had to go to Turcol or Mirmar to pay. The tour cost 400,000 pesos no matter which place we went and we eventually booked through Mirmar as their information was much better. Essentially, the ... (more)



The car
The car
They had to push start it - ummmmm


truck Bogged on Road in.
truck Bogged on Road in.



dainty water crossing
dainty water crossing
That soon changed jajajaa
Shane and I
Shane and I

The First Swimming Hole
The First Swimming Hole



Me Hot and Sweaty
Me Hot and Sweaty



A big knife
A big knife
All the people here carried these huge knifes!!
Lunch - 1st Day
Lunch - 1st Day
Steve s Glad he is not a horse
Steve s Glad he is not a horse



The widest trail we saw - muddy too
The widest trail we saw - muddy too

This was an awsome View
This was an awsome View
Try walking through this and
Try walking through this and
not get muddy. In the end just gave up tryng to be clean.

Did we slip
Did we slip


Local family
Local family
Close to our 1st nights accom
Close to our 1st nights accom
Stream Crossing
Stream Crossing
Stream Crossing
Stream Crossing

Playing Cards - 1st Night
Playing Cards - 1st Night
We carried those egg for 3 days!! Scary stuff. Only two broke jaja


The Kitchen
The Kitchen
This family lives without electricity etc and all the animals roaming...

The Group at tea 1st Night
The Group at tea 1st Night
Day 2- trail thins Out
Day 2- trail thins Out

Frenchman and I
Frenchman and I

Tayrona Indians
Tayrona Indians
Living the way they have for senturies. he only modern ting I saw was rubber...
Walking the muddy trail.
Walking the muddy trail.

Group Photo
Group Photo



Another stream - Note the eggs!!
Another stream - Note the eggs!!

Tayrona Indian House
Tayrona Indian House
The Tayrona Indians
The Tayrona Indians
Cute kids, much more friendly than the adults but still very very shy.
Their Little Village
Their Little Village
Me With the Kids
Me With the Kids
She gave them gifts of pencils
She gave them gifts of pencils

Tayrona Indian family
Tayrona Indian family
Piglet, otherwise known as dinner
Piglet, otherwise known as dinner
Note How they Carry their babies
Note How they Carry their babies
Must be hard on the mothers head.
The main village frther on
The main village frther on
Their was coco growing all through here )although natuarl not for mass...
Tayronas are passed on the trail
Tayronas are passed on the trail

Tayronas crossing the river
Tayronas crossing the river
River, thick canopy too
River, thick canopy too

What a belly jajaja
What a belly jajaja
A freshwater crab!! Snack for indians
A freshwater crab!! Snack for indians
An angry fresh water crab
An angry fresh water crab
Apparently they dont like being poked with sticks -how petty jajaja
Waiting for slow cats to catch up
Waiting for slow cats to catch up
A nice river
A nice river
well actually, the same river - but still nice jajaa
Pretty thick now- canopy that is
Pretty thick now- canopy that is
Where Steve cut himself
Where Steve cut himself

Our Group
Our Group
Only 6 of us to see the city - alone! Two Aussies, 2 brists, 1 Irish and 1...
My cut
My cut
jajaja Mumbo - you know I have to have an accident every trip!!! this s still...
Our Sleeping and eating
Our Sleeping and eating
centre night 2
The Tayronas joned us for a bit
The Tayronas joned us for a bit
Very itchy!!!!!
Very itchy!!!!!
Lunch day 2
Lunch day 2
A Butterfly
A Butterfly



Mossy Bites
Mossy Bites
167 on left leg alone - Knee to calf. They were savage. only just...

Speccy View
Speccy View
River Again
River Again

Loadng the cable car to cross Ravine
Loadng the cable car to cross Ravine
Connor crossing on the cablecar
Connor crossing on the cablecar
The crossing
The crossing

Another Tayrona Village
Another Tayrona Village


One of 8 waist crossing on day 3
One of 8 waist crossing on day 3
This day was definetly the most scenic -amazing scenery
Me in River Crossings the last day
Me in River Crossings the last day


Speccy Scenery
Speccy Scenery
No 8 crossing
No 8 crossing
The Waterfall
The Waterfall



Me on the 1200 Steps
Me on the 1200 Steps
These lead up to the start of the lost city from th river
meeeeeeeeeee
meeeeeeeeeee
Waterfall at the Step base
Waterfall at the Step base
We had a fresh swim before climbing up Yes, I am white - need a tan!

Lunch Day 3
Lunch Day 3
Conor on the steps
Conor on the steps
The initial steps
The initial steps
Note the moss coverings -because not to many people going up and down. Very...
Coming up to a laers circle platform
Coming up to a laers circle platform
One of the first sites.
One of the first sites.
Frenhy and I
Frenhy and I
Cant see it but aremote path
Cant see it but aremote path
Mist covered mountains
Mist covered mountains
Note how perfectly formed it s.
Note how perfectly formed it s.
Was dark and cloudy.
Was dark and cloudy.
another view
another view
A more remote section of the site
A more remote section of the site
More steps
More steps
Still on the Steps
Still on the Steps
Well, there are 1200 of them jajaja
Steps
Steps
a long wayyyyyyyyyyyy
a long wayyyyyyyyyyyy
Coming up to the middle section
Coming up to the middle section
Its such a great site
Its such a great site
and just keeps going up.
One of the higher sites
One of the higher sites
Look at the water fall in the background
Look at the water fall in the background
The photo doesnt capture it well, but was really spectacular
Its like Indiana Jones exploring here
Its like Indiana Jones exploring here
Some of the layered foundations
Some of the layered foundations
This is a good photo of the site
This is a good photo of the site
Layered Terraces
Layered Terraces
An amazing site. althoguh these are cleared, many of th others are totally...

Awsome Scenery
Awsome Scenery
I dont really catch it - combo of bad photo skills and crappy camera, but the...
Mountain Views
Mountain Views
Mountains and clouds
Mountains and clouds

Leaving the site
Leaving the site
What - more steps!!
What - more steps!!
The top cleared Terraces
The top cleared Terraces
Above this are more overgrown steps leading to who knows. i climbed up a fair...
Thi is from the top of the cleared areas
Thi is from the top of the cleared areas
looking down. Behind this is an uncleared trail up the mountain.
My Fav Pic
My Fav Pic
Fav pictre of the site. Mist covered and eerie
Bad light
Bad light
but this was one of the best areas.
Two huts at the site. Tayronas maybe?
Two huts at the site. Tayronas maybe?
A trail behind here
A trail behind here
Spooky Steps
Spooky Steps
A good view of the site, looking up.
A good view of the site, looking up.
There s an uncleared trail that goes right up the mountain behind.
Steve - me - Steve jajajaja
Steve - me - Steve jajajaja
Day 5 leaving the site.
Day 5 leaving the site.
Me - Steve - Me jaja Wet AGAIN
Me - Steve - Me jaja Wet AGAIN
Great View
Great View
Tayrona Child
Tayrona Child
Me Again
Me Again
Me Again
Me Again
Me Again again
Me Again again
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A bizzare attempt to photo a butterfly
A bizzare attempt to photo a butterfly
Lost City at dusk. On my own ohhhhhh
Lost City at dusk. On my own ohhhhhh
Anna and i Barranquilla
Anna and i Barranquilla
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Spooky
Spooky
Itcha, Barranquilla
Itcha, Barranquilla
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Anna and I
Anna and I
Anna and I again
Anna and I again
 
article published 12/01/2005

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Beautiful Pictures, Thanks for sharing
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