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Rediscovered "lost city" in Colombia
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Ciudad Perdida ("Lost City" in Spanish) is an ancient, ruined city located in the Colombian jungle close to Santa Marta. The ruins are entirely within a protected natural area, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Natural Park.
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The whole trek, starting in is 44 km long. It is offered as a 4-, 5- and 6-days tour. All of them have approx. three hours at the archeological site itself.
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