Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada learned Lake Guatavita along with the rituals on the Muisca tribe in 1537. Quesada, and the explorers that followed, surmised a fortune in gold lay at the bottom with the lake, just after witnessing or hearing in the elaborate choices made by the locals. https://andreswmwgo.newbigblog.com/37494969/detailed-notes-on-city-of-gold