Later becoming entangled with other legends, this ‘Enchanted City’ was said to make those who happened upon it wildly rich. The city in this account was said to have been destroyed around a century later. Read more about: Treasure Hunting History's most incredible lost treasures that may never be found Everything in the palace from plates, chairs and utensils were of solid gold or silver. The temples of the city were said to be covered in silver and could be seen gleaming for miles around. The Caesars was said to be located on an island in Lake Puyehue, east of Osorno in Chile. The City of the Caesars (Spanish: Ciudad de los Césares (or simply, Los Césares) is a myth that takes us to the other end of the South American continent.Īn 1836 book tells of a city built in 1599 by fleeing Spanish colonists. Nara took out three westerners on three different trips in the 1980s to discover Akakor – they never came back, but Nara did.Īkakor, if it ever existed, remains undiscovered. In 1979 Nara and a Swiss man named Schmid claimed to have found Akahim, though they were unable to bring back any evidence of their find, Schmid having lost, he said, his camera and film. Perhaps with new technology available, people will soon find a way to explore the deeper waters off the coasts of South America to continue to search for this lost gold.Read more about: Treasure Hunting The ship of gold: The '£1 billion' lost treasure of the Merchant RoyalĪkahim, connected to the distant Akakor, was said by Nara to be on the border of Brazil and Venezuela. ![]() Today El Dorado remains a legend, a mystery in the Spanish World. Many people have tried to find this so-called city of gold, to no avail. The name “El Dorado” has since become synonymous with finding wealth. However, in 1965 the Colombian government declared the lake to be a protected area and banned all draining going forward. Since then, the lake has been drained several more times to try to find more gold. Although some gold was found by draining Lake Guatavita, uncovering more gold in deeper water was not possible. The natives were eventually conquered by the Spaniards, who found so much gold that they believed there had to be a place that had even more gold. During the ceremony, the native tribes also threw the gold and jewels in the lake for the god. The raft traveled to the center of the lake, where the king washed the gold dust off of his body as a sacrifice to the Muisca god. He was then placed on a decorated raft with his attendants, along with piles of gold and precious jewels. At the chief’s anointing ceremony, a ritual was conducted-he was taken down to Lake Guatavita, stripped naked, and covered in gold dust. The chief was named El Dorado, or “the gilded one,” as the Spaniards called him. Long ago, people heard rumors of a Muisca chieftain in the Andes Mountains, near what is today Colombia. ![]() Many experts believe El Dorado, if it exists at all, would be somewhere in South America. During the 16 th and 17 th centuries, Europeans believed that there was a place in the New World where there was a tremendous amount of gold hidden away. For centuries, people all over the world have lusted for gold. One of the most famous is El Dorado, or The Land of Gold. ![]() There are many myths and legends that have developed over time in the Spanish world.
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