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Slightly further to the south, but somewhat related:
Thanks to @Sumo for posting it in the Epic Win thread.
One of my more persistent impressions when reading about research into ancient history is that I always end up thinking that ancient populations must have been much larger than we currently assume. The re-emergence of these sites is also interesting in the light of old tales like the one about El Dorado.
It is very interesting to think that apart from the many already somewhat explored ancient civilisations of North America, Mesoamerica and Andean South America, there may also have been similar city-states or perhaps even empires in Amazonian South America.
Oliver Schick
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one of the reasons i love Colombia, is its pre conquest history. We travelled extensively two years ago, but barely scratched surface. The country also has every terrain from desert to mountain to savannah to jungle to mosquito coast, high plateaus, volcanoes even tropical islands. With 87 recognised indigenous peoples. Sites like the lost Ciudad Perdida in Sierra Nevada Mountains (made famous by Indiana Jones) five day hike through the jungle with sherpas etc, will make way for cable car access in the near future, imagine the human destruction when that happens. San Augustin, Salto del Tenquandama, El Peñol also make for fascinating visits. The Sierra Nevada is generally off limits were the Kogi tribe hid themselves from the conquestadors and still remain unconquered. This is their sacred land, and apparently there are two more ancient cities within the Sierra Nevada Mountain range not seen by western eyes, overgrown and not visible from Google Earth.
In Minca you can still find ancient trails, which the Kogi and other tribes used.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kogi_people
I can't wait to return to this paradise on earth, it would take a lifetime to see it all.