The city itself was built between the 8th — 14th centuries by the Tayrona Indians and although only
circular stone terraces remain, the site is a wonder to behold, perhaps made all the more amazing by the lack of fellow tourists.
From El Mamey it's five days up - and downhill through the green jungle, countless times crossing the Baritara River to bridge the 44 kilometers to the 1,200
stone steps that lead to
circular terraces that were made around 800 and where a few thousand of Tairona Indians lived before the Spanish invasion.