Colombia Travel Photos, Best of

We are going offline for the next four days, as we head toward The Lost City (Ciudad Perdida) with @gadventures and a local indigenous guide from the Wiwa community. Looking forward to going back into nature and the Sierra Nevada mountains, including those thoughtful moments between countless footsteps. Photo was taken in Cocora Valley, #Colombia. This weekend, look for our work on @lonelyplanet as we'll be taking over their Instagram account. via Instagram http://ift.tt/1IcUrUt

We’re back! Next up, we take you on a virtual tour of our @gadventures trek to the Lost City in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, northern Colombia. Although much of the trail is thick in the rainforest, the views and landscape are remarkably diverse. The current trekking route is challenging and steep, winding slowly uphill 23 kilometers (14 miles, roundtrip 29 miles) and down through river valleys until you reach the Lost City (Ciudad Perdida) itself, known also as Teyuna. Archaeologists estimate that the site was built around A.D. 800 by the Tayrona civilization, though there are limited clues due to the lack of written evidence and site looting that occurred during its public "discovery" in the early 1970s.  Today, the area is home to the local indigenous groups — Wiwa, Kogi, Arhuaco, and Kankuamo — who are believed to be the descendants of the Tayrona people who inhabited the area since approximately A.D. 200. Pictured: Audrey with her trail backpack and rain cover just after the daily downpour. Note the mist rising from the mountains in the background. via Instagram http://ift.tt/1QoJdU5