El Dorado Timeline

The Muisca Civilization flourishes in northern South America.

Lake Guatavita discovered by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada while on an expedition to the highlands of the Eastern Ranges of the Andes in search of gold.

Sir Walter Raleigh makes his first unsuccessful attempt to find El Dorado in South America.

Sir Walter Raleigh again attempts to find El Dorado in South America.