The Golden One

The Golden One is the term used by Europeans to describe a tribal chief of the Muiscas(ChibChas) that as an initiation rite the tribal chief is set in a raft, covered in gold dust and sumerged in the Lake Guatavita.

Over time, The Golden One meaning extended and start to refer to a lost golden city and even an entire region. When the Spanish Conquistadors heard these incredible tales of a city paved in gold they tried every means possible to find it.

The Significance of Gold

The signifance of gold to these ancient populations cant be understood in terms of the modern currency. For these populations gold was known to have and important symbolic and spiritual meaning, also it was engage for animal spirits, music, dance and sunlight.