>>14403881based mainly on the Zipa, the muisca chief.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muisca_rulers>The Zipa was also given the responsibility of offering gold to the gods. He would cover himself with gold and float out on a royal barge to the middle of the sacred Lake Guatavita, where he would offer up golden trinkets. This is widely believed to be how the legend of El Dorado started.It was also based on various pre-columbian societie's goldwork, mainly from the muisca, quimbaya and tayrona cultures.
