Legend of El Dorado and The Lost City of Gold

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The legend of El Dorado had been a dream of treasure hunters in the last few hundred years. A dream about a city filled with gold. But for hundreds of years away, no one of expeditions had a successfully to uncover the veil of mystery. Is El Dorado is only a fairy tale? Or the lost city of gold is a fact that was lost?

A number of historical research or private study carried out to unravel the mystery that includes the legend of El Dorado. The mystery of the gold and precious jewels are buried somewhere of South America. The only source to reveal the big secret is a legend that spread after five hundred years ago. The story of Chibcha, a sub tribe of South American Indians, a tribe had a cult to the God of the sun. Their ancient mythology that launched the Spaniards say that the cult is associated with a number of offerings valuables such as gold and gemstones.

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Chibcha people think gold is a gift from the god of the sun and should be offered back to the god. Then the story is pushed through word of mouth mentions that the cult was making merged Chibcha tribes of gold as a shield for the building. Thus their temples coated with gold plate. But there is no remaining evidence of this. Read more »



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