What is the El Dorado legend?
Are you an explorer at heart? Do you love to visit new places and learn
new things? If so, you are not alone! Wanderlust has been around since the
beginning of human history. Satta king
Over time, many explorers were launched with purpose. Instead of seeing
what was out there, they used to look for something special.
Some explorers wanted to take land from their home countries. Others
seek wealth, especially gold. In fact, gold searches brought many explorers to
South America. They then frankly searched for a lost city made of gold,
apparently. What are we talking about? Eldorado, of course!
Over time, the El Dorado myth came to represent a hidden city. It is
said to be found deep in South America. And of course it is a source of unreported
wealth, primarily in the form of gold. However, experts believe that the El
Dorado myth has changed over time. They think El Dorado started a man, not a
place.
The ancient Musca people lived deep in the Andes mountains. Her
civilization in Colombia has now settled. The people of Musca had a special
tradition when a new king came to power. The king covered himself with gold
dust before immersing himself in Lake Guatavitá. As part of the ceremony, gold
and other valuable treasures were thrown into the lake. This was thought to
please a god underwater.
Spanish explorers who arrived in the early 16th century heard about the
Musk people and their tradition. They even gave the king a name: El Dorado or
"the golden one." In 1545 they found Lake Guatavitá and tried to
drain it. Although they found hundreds of pieces of gold, the magnificent
deposit they had expected was not there.
As a result the Spaniards decided that Lake Guatavitá was not the place
they were looking for. So they continued to look for a city that never existed.
In this way, the myth of El Dorado went from being a man to a place of great
wealth.
Over the next century, many people sought out El Dorado. Some famous
explorers even went into the search. This included Gonzalo Pizarro, Francisco
de Orellana, and Sir Walter Raleigh. Raleigh even made two separate trips to
Guyana in search of El Dorado.
In the end, El Dorado, the city of vast wealth, never existed. El
Dorado, the man, was there. His homeland is close to Lake Guatavitá, but it
lacks the mythical riches sought by explorers.
What do you think of the El Dorado legend? Wouldn’t it be great to see
an entire city made of gold? That may not be possible, but many people are
still fascinated by the legend itself. What other great places would you like
to explore?
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