The Spaniards didn't find El Dorado, but they did find Lake Guatavita and tried to drain it in 1545. They lowered its level enough to find hundreds of pieces of gold along the lake's edge.
Our obsession with gold spans many eras and nationalities. Our lust for this shiny metal gave rise to the myth of El Dorado, a lost city of gold waiting to be discovered by adventurous conquerors.
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