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El Dorado Treasures Revealed From Sacred Guatavita Lake
English engineer Hartley Knowles unveils artifacts from the Guatavita lake in Colombia drained to explore the legendary El Dorado. The find includes gold dust, emeralds, amber, and pottery as researchers race to reach the lake bottom and assess the treasure's historic value.
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New York
el Dorado
New World
Guatavita
Hartley Knowles
America
Knowles
Lake of
The
Andes
South America
Guatabita
England
Surrey
Spain
Colombia
Mexico
Peru
Guasca
Siecha
Teusaca
Ubaque
T. Athol Joyce
British Museum
Zipa
Bogota
Fresle
Chicha
Joyce
Lake of Guatavita
M. de la Kier
Royal Institute of Paris
Mr. Knowles
London
Contractors, Limited
Antonio de Sepulveda
Santa Fe de
Sepulveda
of Native Engineers