El Dorado: The remarkable story behind a mythical city

Our obsession with gold spans many eras and nationalities. Our lust for this shiny metal gave rise to the myth of El Dorado, a lost city of gold waiting to be discovered by adventurous conquerors. The myth of El Dorado originated deep in South America. But for the people who lived there, El Dorado was never a place, but a ruler so rich that he allegedly covered himself in gold from head to toe and washed it off in a sacred lake.

Film by Pedro Films, Juan Pablo Caballero

Executive Producer: Camelia Sadeghzadeh

5 December 2023

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