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Lake Guatavita
Laguna de Guatavita
Laguna de Guatavita is located in the municipality of Sesquil, in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia, 35 miles north-east of Bogot, capital of the Republic of Colombia. It is a circular lake in the mountains in what appears to be a meteor crater. However, the origins of the crater are unclear.
Lake Guatavita The shaman made a sacrifice to the serpent god of the lake and hurled heated stones into the waters, after which he dived in and swam to the deep. The shaman discovered the chief's wife and daughter living on the bed of the lake with the serpent god. He hurried back to the surface to report this to the chief, who then ordered him to go back to bring his wife and child home. After many hours, the shaman returned, bringing with him only the corpse of the child. On battling the serpent god for the wife and child of the chief, the serpent god had devoured the child's eyes and the baby had died. The wife meanwhile remained at the bottom of the lake with the serpent god.
Trivia
Lake Guatavita is where Fanny L filmed her music video for her song No Te Pido Flores.
References
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External links
The Legend of 'El Dorado' (http://tairona.myzen.co.uk/index.php/history/the_legend_of_el_dorado/) by Tairona Heritage Trust
License
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