Lake Guatavita, Colombia

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Prapti Panda
by Miguel Angel Riaño
published on 20 July 2016
Lake Guatavita, Colombia Download Full Size Image

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.

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Riaño, M. A. (2016, July 20). Lake Guatavita, Colombia. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5395/lake-guatavita-colombia/

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Riaño, Miguel Angel. "Lake Guatavita, Colombia." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 20, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5395/lake-guatavita-colombia/.

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Riaño, Miguel Angel. "Lake Guatavita, Colombia." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 20 Jul 2016. Web. 11 Dec 2024.

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