The Legend of
El Dorado
The legend of El Dorado is a story about a city made of gold and full of jewels and riches. But this was not what it started out as. The name "El Dorado" means "The gilded one" and was originally given to a Muisca tribe chief for his particularly unusual ritual for the spanish to witness.
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Learn about the ritual here
The legend was developed in the 16th to 17th century and the Muisca tribe was located near Lake Guatavita, the lake the ritual was undertaken on.
Lake Guatavita is is located near Bagota, Columbia. Today the city of El Dorado has no specific location and is located somewhere in South America.
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Lake Guatavita is is located near Bagota, Columbia. Today the city of El Dorado has no specific location and is located somewhere in South America.
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Many explorers across the globe have conducted expeditions to search for the Legendary city of gold, all coming back empty handed and unsuccesful. Many have died, many been lost and all have failed in finding the city.
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Learn about the people involved here
There are many reasons why El Dorado became a legend such as the story of el Dorado was passed on by word of mouth by the spanish and changes slightly every time and is told differently by different people.
Learn about what caused the legend here
Learn about what caused the legend here
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