The morning of the 26th, we packed up what we needed for the trek and headed out around 9:30 am. After about a 2 hour drive we stopped in a small town called Machete that we would start the hike from for lunch. Around 1, we started. The scenery was absolutely stunning and we were able to stop for a short swim near the start of the hike. Around 4 it started to pour rain. For the next 2 hours we had to hike soaking wet through the rain trying to make it to the first camp before night. We even had to cross a river that was up to our waist with a rope. We made it to the first camp just as it was starting to get dark. We ate dinner and headed straight for our hammocks to sleep.
We hiked down to a beautiful waterfall the next morning before breakfast. After that we returned to camp, had breakfast and started walking to the next camp. It turned out to be only a two hour walk for us because the next camp after that one was full so we had to stop there. However there was a nice spot for swimming to the river next to the camp, and it was only the 7 of us staying there which was nice.
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| The group with our guide |
We hiked to the camp at the base of Ciudad Perdida the next day. It was only about a 5 or 6 hour hike but it was all hills and was beautiful. When we got to the camp we were all happy to see that we would all get beds that night instead of hammocks.
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| Hammocks at the first camp |
On day 4 of the trek we finally made it up to Cuidad Perdida. The ruins consisted of a bunch of clustered circular platforms. Apparently each family would build a platform and build their house on top. Other members of the family would then build their homes next to them so each cluster was inhabited by a family. It was a interesting site and the view from the top platforms was breathtaking. The site took us about 3 hours to see and we were back to the camp by around 10:30am. We had breakfast and headed back out to the camp we stayed at the second night. Along the way I saw three snakes beside the traill, which was the first time I've seen a snaked in the wild. Apparently one of them was deadly too but I just kept my distance from all of them. It ended up being our longest day and my knees were definitely feeling it by the end.
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| Cuidad Perdida |
The last day I was tired, glad to be done but really enjoyed the entire trip. The city was really cool, the hike was beautiful and I was with a really fun group of people.
The morning of the 26th, we packed up what we needed for the trek and headed out around 9:30 am. After about a 2 hour drive we stopped in a small town called Machete that we would start the hike from for lunch. Around 1, we started. The scenery was absolutely stunning and we were able to stop for a short swim near the start of the hike. Around 4 it started to pour rain. For the next 2 hours we had to hike soaking wet through the rain trying to make it to the first camp before night. We even had to cross a river that was up to our waist with a rope. We made it to the first camp just as it was starting to get dark. We ate dinner and headed straight for our hammocks to sleep.
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