Looks like jungle city that predates Machu Picchu
Ancient civilization in the forests of Colombia.
Upstairs
In the mountains of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Northern Colombia are the ruins of the ancient settlement Ciudad perdida, which translated from Spanish means “lost city”.
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According to archaeologists, the city was founded in 800 BC, 650 years before the famous Machu Picchu. It is believed that here lived up to 8 thousand people, and the city was the center of social and religious life of the culture Tyrone. Versions of why the town was abandoned, vary, but most likely local residents left their homes after here came the Spaniards.
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For the first time about Ciudad Perdida, scientists have learned in the 70-ies of XX century, when the local markets began to receive Golden statues and ancient ceramics. The local authorities started investigation and found out that the lost city of “black archeologists” discovered in 1972 and started to sell found there of value. But according to residents of nearby villages, they knew about the existence of Ciudad Perdida, because there is “buried their ancestors”. But they kept this information secret from the white people.
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When got here the archaeologists, the city was completely plundered. Only ruins of ancient buildings and terraces in the mountains. Especially the city is not restored — the locals were against it, but because the Ciudad Perdida now looks deserted and mysterious.
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An ancient settlement hidden in the dense jungle to get to Ciudad-Perdida, you need to overcome the 1200 steps of stone stairs. The city itself consists of squares and cobbled roads, as well as 169 agricultural terraces in the form of wide layers on top of a cliff.