Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada found Lake Guatavita plus the rituals with the Muisca tribe in 1537. Quesada, and also the explorers that followed, surmised a fortune in gold lay at the bottom with the lake, immediately after witnessing or hearing with the elaborate offerings created by the locals. https://andresnpkvh.livebloggs.com/37711934/the-fact-about-city-of-gold-that-no-one-is-suggesting