Colombia - Tayrona and Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Parks and their Archaeological Sites

Tayrona National Park N11 16 0 W74 3 0 Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Natural Park N10 52 0 W73 43 0 The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Natural Park has an area of 383,000 hectares, ranging from 0 meters above sea level to perpetual snows as high as 5,770 meters above sea level. It is located in the jurisdiction of the departments of Magdalena, Guajira and Cesar. The Sierra has a triangular base and pyramidal volume with three faces looking north, west and southeast. On the other hand, the Tayrona National Park covers an area of 15,000 hectares (12,000 land and 3,000 marine), whose morphological and landscape traits are related to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, causing several bays with beaches and rocky headlands. Each of these parks contains several villages of archaeological interest, the main ones being the Teyuna Archaeological Park (in Indian language), or Buritaca 200, also known as Ciudad Perdida (Lost City), located in the northwest part of the Sierra and the ancient Tayrona city called "Chairama", or Little Village, located at the east end of Tayrona Park. Source: UNESCO WHS Tentative List

Ciudad Perdida or Lost City of Santa Marta of Sierra Nevada, Colombia. Thanks to Guillermo of Colombia.