Teyuna

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Teyuna is the indigenous name for Colombia’s ancient pre-Hispanic city commonly known as Ciudad Perdida, a major archaeological site of the Tayrona civilization in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

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Teyuna canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tairona archaeological site ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
pre-Hispanic settlement ⓘ
accessMethod multi-day jungle trek ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ciudad Perdida ⓘ
Lost City ⓘ
associatedWithCivilization Tairona civilization ⓘ
linked to: Tairona culture
associatedWithPeople Tairona people ⓘ
linked to: Tairona culture
constructionMaterial stone ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
culture Tairona culture ⓘ
discoveredBy local treasure hunters ⓘ
elevation approximately 1200–1300 meters above sea level ⓘ
eraOfAbandonment before Spanish conquest was fully established in the region ⓘ
estimatedFoundationCentury 8th century ⓘ
estimatedFoundationPeriod around 800 CE ⓘ
excavatedBy Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History ⓘ
firstArchaeologicalWorkYear 1976 ⓘ
governedBy Colombian government ⓘ
hasFeature circular platforms ⓘ
drainage systems ⓘ
plazas ⓘ
ritual spaces ⓘ
stone stairways ⓘ
stone terraces ⓘ
heritage indigenous cultural heritage site ⓘ
indigenousNameOf Ciudad Perdida ⓘ
locatedIn Colombia ⓘ
Magdalena Department ⓘ
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta ⓘ
management Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History ⓘ
nearestCity Santa Marta ⓘ
partOf Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park region ⓘ
period Pre-Columbian era ⓘ
protectedAs archaeological park ⓘ
region Caribbean region of Colombia ⓘ
sacredTo Arhuaco people ⓘ
linked to: Arhuaco

Kankuamo people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kogi people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wiwa people NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance important sacred site for indigenous communities ⓘ
major archaeological site of northern South America ⓘ
one of the largest pre-Hispanic settlements in Colombia ⓘ
tourismType archaeological tourism ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ
yearOfRediscovery 1972 ⓘ

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