There is no El Dorado
There was though. There was a man near Bogota who would cover himself with gold powder yearly and then went to the center of the lake Guatavita. Whilst he was praying, people would throw gold objects and precious stones into the lake. When the Conquistadors came they found the lake, drained it and found the jewels. However, they were disappointed because their discovery didn't live up to their expectations -they wanted MORE stuff. So they made a story up of a land faraway in the Andes called El Dorado which overflew with precious stones and metals.
El Dorado was found. There is no such thing anymore as it was obviously pillaged by the Spaniards.
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