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Ciudad Perdida in National Geographic

Best Trips 2012: North Colombia

July 2012

Photograph by Fausto Giaccone, Anzenberger/Redux

Ciudad Perdida
Just over 35 years ago, Ciudad Perdida, the “lost city,” was—like much of Colombia—undiscovered and off-limits for travel. This spectacular archaeological site in northern Colombia had disappeared into inaccessible wilderness populated by violent militia and drug traffickers. Now the cleared mountaintop terraces (above) shine like a green grassy beacon declaring the country’s rebirth as a travel destination at the crossroads of the Caribbean and South America.