Ciudad Perdida region

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The Ciudad Perdida region is an archaeological and ecological area in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, known for its ancient Tayrona ruins hidden within dense tropical rainforest.

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Ciudad Perdida region canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological region ⓘ
ecological region ⓘ
accessFrom El Mamey (Machete Pelao) ⓘ
linked to: El Mamey
accessMethod multi-day trek ⓘ
associatedIndigenousGroups Arhuaco ⓘ
Kankuamo ⓘ
Kogi ⓘ
Wiwa ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Tayrona civilization ⓘ
linked to: Tairona culture
climate humid tropical ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
culturalSignificance sacred landscape for Indigenous peoples ⓘ
discoveryByArchaeology 1970s ⓘ
elevationRange approximately 900–1300 meters above sea level ⓘ
environmentType tropical rainforest ⓘ
fauna amphibians ⓘ
mammals of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ⓘ
reptiles ⓘ
tropical birds ⓘ
flora palms ⓘ
tropical hardwood trees ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite Ciudad Perdida ⓘ
hasEcosystem cloud forest ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
hasFeature archaeological trails ⓘ
ceremonial platforms ⓘ
stone stairways ⓘ
stone terraces ⓘ
hasRiver Buritaca River ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta UNESCO Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
indigenousLanguages Kogi language ⓘ
Wiwa language ⓘ
inhabitedBy Indigenous communities ⓘ
knownFor ancient Tayrona ruins ⓘ
biodiversity ⓘ
dense tropical rainforest ⓘ
pre-Columbian terraces ⓘ
stone pathways ⓘ
locatedIn Magdalena Department ⓘ
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ⓘ
locatedOnContinent South America ⓘ
mainLanguageInSurroundingCommunities Spanish ⓘ
nearestMajorCity Santa Marta ⓘ
partOf Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park area ⓘ
protectedStatus partly within protected area of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ⓘ
timePeriodOfMainRuins 8th century CE ⓘ
tourismType adventure tourism ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ

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Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta → contains → Ciudad Perdida region ⓘ