CITY OF GOLD FOR DUMMIES

Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada uncovered Lake Guatavita plus the rituals from the Muisca tribe in 1537. Quesada, and the explorers that adopted, surmised a fortune in gold lay at The underside of your lake, following witnessing or hearing of your elaborate offerings made by the locals. In 1545, explorers Lázaro Fonte and Hernán