the lost city

the vehicle that took us into the jungle

Tuesday, 22 January 13

The start of the trek: a small village in the middle of nowhere.


The village is nicknamed “Machete” due to the many fights that happened here


the first of many river crossings


approaching the first camp


our guide & cook


our beds


hot & sweaty, tiring walk


this area used to be covered in coca plants - but now it is coffee & plantains


first glimpse of an indian village


time to cool off


the Russians


boys out hunting


another great swimming spot: camp 2


thick virgin jungle: easy to see how the guerrillas

could hide


abandoned village: the indians are semi nomadic, only staying in one spot for up to 5 years


donkeys walk around the circle to work the grinder


the intrepid explorers


the interesting device the indian men carry around and use to poke at the cocoa leaves they are chewing in

their mouths


beginning of the 1200 steps


treacherous to go down as slippery and mossy


The Lost City


this rock was a map


the shaman’s chair


there is still much of The Lost City covered in jungle


spot the soldier


The mosquitoes managed to find some unprotected spots! The next morning they were even more swollen & I could hardly see out my right eye!


camp 3


time to cool down again


Russians returning


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