Lake Guatavita
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Lake Guatavita is a small circular crater lake in Colombia famed as a key inspiration for the legend of El Dorado, where the Muisca people are said to have performed gold offerings.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lake ⓘ |
| accessRestricted | yes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
El Dorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muisca civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Muisca religion ⓘ |
| boatingAllowed | no ⓘ |
| category |
Lakes of Colombia
ⓘ
Sacred lakes ⓘ Tourist attractions in Cundinamarca Department ⓘ |
| climate | cool Andean climate ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | sacred lake for the Muisca people ⓘ |
| diameter | about 400 to 700 metres ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Orinoco basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecosystem | Andean montane forest surroundings ⓘ |
| elevation | about 3000 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formationType | crater ⓘ |
| governedBy | Colombian environmental authorities ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus |
natural reserve
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
19th-century and early 20th-century dredging attempts
ⓘ
attempted drainage in the colonial period ⓘ subject of Spanish treasure-hunting expeditions ⓘ |
| inspiredLegend | El Dorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological finds of gold artifacts
ⓘ
association with pre-Columbian goldwork ⓘ |
| languageOfToponymOrigin | Muysccubun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legend | Muisca chief covered in gold dust bathed in the lake ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Cundinamarca region ⓘ
surface form:
Cundinamarca Department
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Guatavita, Cundinamarca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNortheastOf | Bogotá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 30 metres ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | New Guatavita town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Muisca sacred landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
emerald offerings thrown into the lake
ⓘ
gold offerings thrown into the lake ⓘ offerings of other valuables ⓘ |
| shape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| swimmingAllowed | no ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist destination ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
guided tours
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ viewing point visits ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Muisca ritual offerings
ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
El Dorado
subject surface form:
El Dorado
subject surface form:
tunjos