Tayrona National Park and the Lost City

Tayrona National Park is a refuge of natural beauty on Colombia's coast, close to the city of Santa Marta. As a beautiful historical site in Colombia, visitors will be able to see the meeting of beautiful beaches and thick rainforests, which forms a unique environment. Many park trips include a visit to the ancient remains of Ciudad Perdida.

One of the park's borders is Taganga. The Piedras River marks the opposite side. Tayrona National Park is home to around 100 mammal species and 300 bird species. If you go for a swim in a river or the ocean, you might witness one of the over 30 species of reptiles or some of the over 400 species of fish. While strolling along the tropical beachfront, some of the nearly 800 plant types will provide shade from the sun.

In around an hour or so, you may walk to the coast from the park's entrance and be at a camp in three hours. There are campsites where you can rent hammocks or tents. Tayrona National Park may be explored in one night.

Ciudad Perdida, which translates as "Lost City" in Spanish, is considered to have been founded around 800 CE, more than 500 years before Machu Picchu. Surrounded by trees, these ancient remains exude a sense of mystery and grandeur – and tell the story of a bygone era.

Location: Santa Maria, Colombia