The Lost City

This is a story about someone who never been feeling scared about something. He is an adventure travel guide who was working at one of the most recognised adventure agencies of South America called Insane Trekking. The name of this guide is Leon which means lion in Spanish. 

Some years ago, he started on one of the best rain forest treks with a group of eleventh experienced hikers, who had done some of the more dangerous treks.  They came from all around the world and they had been dreaming about this adventure since the first moment when this group of adventurers did their first travel abroad.  The name of that trek is the Lost City it is a renowned destination which is a nine days walking adventure. On the end of this trail there is an indigenous stone city called Teyuna where very few people have gone.

The group had made a pact to get together in a luxury resort in Santa Marta as was as planned, all of the members arrived on time, even Leon. That night Leon was explaining all about their adventure “This is one of the most challenging trails please be careful about the snakes and remember that this trail has a lot of precipice. I know that you are an experienced group but I don’t want to see broken bones this week” Leon said trusting in his abilities at the same time when the group was laughing. At the end of the meting Leon reminded them “If you were carefully, we will return safe, and we will be drinking a beer in the pool of this hotel”. Then all the group had gone to sleep placidly.

On the next days, they were enjoying their adventure. They had been walking during nine days, they had visited the lost city and as was planned they had returned to the hotel. Everyone also Leon was amazed because it had been one of the most amazing trails.

Once   the group arrived at the hotel as Leon promised, they had had time to rest inside the pool. Leon drank many beers and after 2 hours he had got a little drunk, then when he was returning to his room he slipped and fell in front of the group. That was a frightening moment when they realised that Leon’s arm was broken.   

The Moral of the story is a pool plus some beers could be more dangerous that anything.

Andres Diaz