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I want to thank you for letting me send you these Colombian travel reports every day or so. Why? Because they give me something to do each day besides eat, sleep, watch Netflix, and worry about the pandemic. I enjoy reviewing my travel notes and pictures each morning - it gives me a daily project, one that I now look forward to with pleasure. And now for the next episode:
Day 3 began with another river crossing (I used the ropes on the right)...
... followed by the dreaded 1,200 step stone stairway...
... until we reached the first circular platforms.
Ciudad Perdida was a major city, inhabited by about 3,000 people, living in round houses built on top of terraces paved with stone. There are many other similar sites in the region, but the indigenous people have forbidden their excavation.
Ciudad Perdida consists of a series of 168 terraces carved into the mountainside. The entrance can only be accessed by the staircase we just climbed.
I took this video struggling up the steps to the final platform:
Day 3, Ciudad Perdida, final steps.MOV
The view from the top platform:
We had a group photo taken...
... and then hiked back down for about four hours to our cabaña, a slightly different route, through more magnificent jungle.
Day 3, Ciudad Perdida, fellow hiker.MOVSince I am the slowest, and they always have a guide following the last person in a group, I got to spend a very enjoyable afternoon with this guy, who appreciated the opportunity to hike with a fellow nature lover. He pointed out various plants and birds along the way, and seemed to know all the locals we passed. A delightful way to spend the afternoon.
Back at the last camp, ready to wake up at 5 tomorrow and return to civilization (about 15 kms). I chose to not sleep in a hammock.
That’s all for today!
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