Since early Spanish colonial chronicles of the 16th century first alleged the existence of a lost city of gold in the depths ...

The lust for gold spans all eras, races, and nationalities. To possess any amount of gold seems to ignite an insatiable desire to obtain more. Through the centuries, this passion gave rise to the ...

Around 1530, conquistadors in South America began to hear rumors of El Dorado. Spanish for “the golden one,” the term originally referred to an indigenous ruler who covered his body in gold ...