ciudad perdida pt 1
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Finding the Lost Citya 5-day trek to Colombia’s Ciudad PerdidaJanuary 2016 part one
Doug [email protected]
My bucket list
Rim to Rim, Grand Canyon
Abel Tasman, New Zealand
Inca Trail, Peru
Kilimanjaro
If at first you don’t succeed … May 2015
Should I be playing with my own age group?
Can you find the old guy?
Where is Ciudad Perdida?
Santa Marta
Santa Marta
La Brisa Loca Hostel
Beach HikeTayrona Park
Beach hikeTayrona Park
Getting to Santa Marta
• Fly MSP – Bogota – Santa Marta – Bogota - MSP
• Fly MSP – Cartagena – Bus – Cartagena - MSP
No Visa – No shots
5-day hike
Day One– Santa Marta to
Machete– Machete to Camp 1– 3.5 hours– 4.7 miles
There are 4 and 6 day options.
5-day hike
Day Two– Camp 1 to Camp 3– 7.5 hours– 9.2 miles
5-day hike
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Day Three– Ciudad Perdida - AM– Camp 3 – Camp 2 PM– 9.5 hours (lost)– 7 miles?
5-day hike
Day Four– Camp 2 to Camp 1– PM Free!– 3.75 hours– 4.5 miles
5-day hike
Day Five– Camp 1 to Machete– Machete to Santa
Marta– 3.5 hours– 4.7 miles
Total less than 35 miles
1060 meter/3500 foot elevation gain
Getting to the trail head
Machete Town
Guides – Ariel and Julian
The path
“I don’t think I will need to exercise again for the rest of my life.” – fellow hiker
19 river crossings
