Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada learned Lake Guatavita plus the rituals with the Muisca tribe in 1537. Quesada, as well as the explorers that adopted, surmised a fortune in gold lay at the bottom on the lake, after witnessing or hearing on the elaborate choices produced by the locals. https://cityofgold97395.win-blog.com/11734049/detailed-notes-on-city-of-gold