Step back into pre-Hispanic times |
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Give your students the chance to supplement their learning with an interactive virtual visit to one of South America's most remarkable archeological sites.
Teyuna, or the Lost City, lies in the heart of Colombia's La Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and offers a first-hand insight into a pre-Columbian civilization, whose traditions and sacred beliefs date back to the Tairona indigenous communities of around 200 A.C. |
Learning topics
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• Engineering techniques used by the Tairona people to construct the ancient city’s houses, stone walkways, and carved circular terraces.
• Its rediscovery by graverobbers in the 1970s and an exploration of the social context that led to it. • Anthropological exploration of how the Tairona people lived, their religious ceremonies, their sacred beliefs, the artifacts they used to create from gold. • Archaeological studies performed on the site and elements of modern research including recent excavations and LiDAR techniques. • Connections between ancient Taironas and indigenous communities living in Sierra Nevada nowadays - their culture, heritage, traditions, possible evolution patterns. |
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Tour details |
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• 1hr live tour of Ciudad Perdida with local guide and expert in anthropology.
• 3D maps of La Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and images of pre-Columbian artifacts. • A Q&A session and/or small group discussions at the end of the tour. • Tour in English or Spanish. Cost: 1 – 5 students $10 p/p 6 – 10 students $8 p/p 11 – 20 students $7 p/p 21 – 30 students $5 p/p (Free for any faculty) |
Your expert guide |
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Marco Pollone has settled in the northern coastal city of Santa Marta and few people know more about the intriguing history of this region than him. Having led more than 250 trips to the ancient Lost City, Marco brings the experience alive and connects travelers to a culture as spellbinding as the surrounding Sierra de Santa Marta mountains. Marco is multi- lingual and is learning to master some indigenous languages too.
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