SOUTH AMERICAN PICTURES ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY
Lake Guatavita & the Legend of El Dorado

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Lake Guatavita as depicted by Alexander von Humboldt in the early 1800s. The cut was made in one of several attempts to drain the lake and find the treasure.

 

 

 

 

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