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Lake Guatavita

Lake in Colombia
Lake Guatavita is a small body of water in a forest-fringed crater, northeast of Bogotá in central Colombia. It was a sacred site to the Muisca people, who cast elaborate gold offerings into its depths, inspiring the legend of El Dorado and...
Surface elevation: 9,843′
Area: 49 acres
Coordinates: 4°58′39.4″N 73°46′30.0″W / 4.977611°N 73.775000°W
Max. depth: 125 metres (410 ft)