Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada found out Lake Guatavita as well as the rituals from the Muisca tribe in 1537. Quesada, as well as explorers that followed, surmised a fortune in gold lay at the bottom in the lake, following witnessing or Listening to of the elaborate choices made by the locals. In 1545, explorers Lázaro Fonte and