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Lake Guatavita (Spanish: Laguna de Guatavita), Cundinamarca, Colombia. The site of the Muisca tribe ritual and the birthplace of the myth of El Dorado. One of the most important sites in South America.
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APA Style
Riaño, M. A. (2016, July 20). Lake Guatavita, Colombia. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5395/lake-guatavita-colombia/
Chicago Style
Riaño, Miguel Angel. "Lake Guatavita, Colombia." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 20, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5395/lake-guatavita-colombia/.
MLA Style
Riaño, Miguel Angel. "Lake Guatavita, Colombia." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 20 Jul 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5395/lake-guatavita-colombia/. Web. 09 Jul 2025.
