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Stairs ascending from the Great Plaza (the market and residential area) to the Gran Basamento ("Great Basement") of the Maya site of Chacchoben, c. 700 CE. The Gran Basamento was a sacred plateau where religious rituals were enacted, including...

The stairs of the Gran Basamento ("Great Basement") at Maya site of Chacchoben c. 700 CE. These stairs lead up from the Great Plaza, the market place/residential area, to the plateau of the Great Basement where the Temple of the Vessels (Las...

Lake Guatavita (Spanish: Laguna de Guatavita), Cundinamarca, Colombia. The site of the Muisca tribe ritual and the birthplace of the myth of El Dorado. One of the most important sites in South America.

A female figurine holding a small child on her chest and a dagger in her right hand. A material of religious significance, the flat gold figures (or Tunjos), were votive offerings left in caves or lakes. They were rarely found inside tombs...

Chaccoben (pronounced chac-CHO-bin) is a Maya site dated to c. 700 CE located in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Once a large and significant urban religious center, the city was abandoned c. 900-950 CE at about the same time as the other...

El Dorado ('Gilded Man' or 'Golden One') referred to the legendary kings of the Muisca (Chibcha) people who populated the northern Andes of modern-day Colombia from 600 to 1600. The name derives from the coronation ritual when the new king...

The forest is a habitat for people, animals, and plants, a provider of invaluable resources, and an ally in the fight against climate change. The greatest beneficiary of the forest is humanity – but it is also its greatest threat. Over the...

The Muisca (or Chibcha) civilization flourished in ancient Colombia between 600 and 1600 CE. Their territory encompassed what is now Bogotá and its environs and they have gained lasting fame as the origin of the El Dorado legend. The Muisca...

The Tairona civilization - one of the Chibcha family tribes - flourished in northern Colombia between 200 CE and 1600 CE. Like the Muisca of Cundinamarca, the Tairona were known for their expertise in crafting and metallurgy, especially goldsmithing...

For centuries Europeans were dazzled by the legend of a lost city of gold in South America. A new exhibition at the British Museum reveals the truth behind the myth. For more video content from The Economist visit our website: http://econ.st/1f3YQtP...