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title: Lake Guatavita, Colombia
author: Miguel Angel Riaño
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5395/lake-guatavita-colombia/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Lake Guatavita, Colombia
_Authored by Miguel Angel Riaño_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5395.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Lake Guatavita](https://www.worldhistory.org/El_Dorado/) (Spanish: Laguna de [Guatavita](https://www.worldhistory.org/El_Dorado/)), Cundinamarca, Colombia. The site of the [Muisca](https://www.worldhistory.org/Muisca_Civilization/) tribe ritual and the birthplace of the myth of [El Dorado](https://www.worldhistory.org/El_Dorado/). One of the most important sites in South America.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Riaño, M. A. (2016, July 20). Lake Guatavita, Colombia. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Riaño, Miguel Angel. "Lake Guatavita, Colombia." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 20, 2016. .
### MLA
Riaño, Miguel Angel. "Lake Guatavita, Colombia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Jul 2016, .
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