et clothes and nursing blisters, sore muscles and lots of mozzie bites; the trek to the Lost City was absolutely amazing.The Lost City is set in the Tayrona National Park on the Caribbean coast of Colombia and was only discovered sometime during the 50's. About 5 years ago a group of British and Israeli tourists trekking to the Lost City were kidnapped by guerillas and kept hostage for three months. We didn't tell our folks that before setting off!
There was a group of twelve of us and we hiked between 4-6 hours each day. It took us three days to get to the Lost City and yes, it was physically excruciating at times. But oh did we eat and sleep afterwards and felt like we deserved it.
The park is inhabitated by the Kogi tribe, who still use the Lost City as a sacred ground. The darker side of the story is the fact that there are numerous cocaine factories within the park, it was even an optional visit as part of the trek!!
As most people say about doing treks like the Inca trail or this one, it is often the journey and not the destination which has the most impact
on you (how long have I been waiting to use that one!!). It really was a physically and mentally amazing journey which reduces you to you, your rhythm and the nature which surrounds you (and lots of card games). I would so recommend the whole experience from start to finish, from the warmth and generosity of our guides, to the bonding of the group (on the whole) to the reward of seeing such natural and unadulterated beauty.
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