Month: April 2020

Visit Ciudad Perdida Colombia with our local guides from home. Today you will know the history of Magaly Pineda. Our guide who has spent 11 years in the destination of Ciudad Perdida. Lost City is an archaeological and sacred site located in the city of Santa Marta, in Colombia. This place hides a unique magic and an enriching story that makes it called "The Heart of the World". Today the Kogi indigenous people inhabited mostly the Lost City. Considered our older brothers. The Kogi Indians ensure the balance between the earth and the human being. History Tayronas indigenous communities built Lost City around 700 AD. After almost 400 years of abandonment huaqueros discovered and looted its treasures in 1973. Only until 1976, almost three years later, the government learned of its existence due to many rumors that reached the city. Currently we can visit Ciudad Perdida after 3, 4 or 5 days of walking through forests full of an immense fauna and flora, bridleways, hanging bridges, rivers, waterfalls and mountains. It is quite an adventure. A few meters above sea level, you will discover the ruins of the great Tayrona empire and all its history through nature and ancient architecture. The only way to get to know Ciudad Perdida is through an operating agency. The communities near this territory have transmitted all the knowledge of history, nature, culture and archeology from generation to generation.  From the hand of the local guides is best way to get to know Lost City. Magic Tour Colombia has a large number of guides who support their work. These guides are peasants who have lived in this area, many of them displaced from violence who have found tourism a great opportunity for development. They want to share who they are and through their stories they will