Getting to Ciudad Perdida is an unforgettable adventure. Built around the year 700, it is the main urban center of the ancient Tayrona civilization and one of the most important archaeological sites for research into this culture. Here there are circular plazas, stairways, paths, and canals built of stone that served as the foundation for dwellings made of straw and wattle and daub.

Amidst the dense flora of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and its Natural Park lies Ciudad Perdida or Teyuna Archaeological Park. It was discovered in 1976 by a group of researchers, although a treasure hunter had already discovered it a year earlier. It covers an area of around 13 hectares.

When the Tayronas lived there, the various indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta communicated via stone paths. They lived in circular huts without windows and with palm roofs on stone terraces.

What is surprising about the Lost City is the complexity of its architecture, which included a system of canals to transport rainwater through the town and terraces to preserve soil fertility. There are also cave paintings and petroglyphs (drawings engraved in stone), among which the Piedra de Donama stands out for the multiple interpretations of its carvings.