Receiving only as many visitors in one year as Machu Picchu receives in a day, the path
is a little less beaten than its Peruvian counterpart. Both ancient
and contemporary history influence the culture of the trail as
one-time coca farmers tend banana and coffee plantations next to
neighboring Kogi tribes, the descendants of the Tairona. The trail to
the Lost City has amazing views of the Santa Marta range, whose snowy
peaks descend to the sunny Caribbean sea. From well worn campesinotrails to hardly trodden
traditional pathways the Lost City is hidden amongst dense jungle
whose fluvial arteries must be crossed several times but also offer
the chance to swim amongst waterfalls. The ruins themselves maintain
an ancient mystique as quiet clouds of fog rest on the tree tops and
the green expanse of jungle lays beyond. Read More: Backpacking Colombia
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