While in Bogota, I visited Lake Guaravita. It is almost perfectly round, and played a huge role in the ancient societies of Colombia. The head priest of the Muisca, the natives, would paint himself head to toe in gold, row out to the center of the lake, and throw gold and emeralds into the water as offerings to the gods. When the Spanish found out about this, the legend of El Dorado was born.
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| Opposite the lake are rolling fields. |
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