32 Golden Lake (1/2)
At the beginning of the 16th century, the Spaniards overthrew the Inca Empire and in the early 16th century plundered all the gold gems.
The Spanish commander Pizzaro heard that the gold of the Inca Empire was all shipped from the Manoa state, which was ruled by the Chief of Inca, and that the gold and silver treasures piled up like mountains. Pizarro immediately organized the expedition and went to the depths of the Amazon jungle to find the golden city.
However, in this vast and virgin forest, every step forward means fear and death. There are beasts and snakes, barbaric cannibal tribes, lost roads and threats, an expedition or disappointment is unknown, it made Pizarro look at the forest only to imagine.
Later, the Spaniards, the Portuguese, the British, the Dutch, and the Germans heard about the Golden City. Everyone wanted share this piece of cake, so they swarmed and went deep into the Amazon jungle.
Among them, a Spaniard named Caesada led some 716 expedition members to the Golden City. After paying 550 lives, they finally found the Golden City and the legendary gold in the Cundimarca Plain Lake, found a $3 million jadeite gemstone, but this is only a tiny part of the gold city's hard-to-value treasure.
Chen Rui's goal is to locate the Golden Lake in the depths of the Amazon jungle in Colombia.
The legendary Golden Lake is Lake Guatavita in Colombia.
At the beginning of the 17th century, the nephew of the last king of the Indians described the traditional coronation ceremony held on the shores of the Golden Lake, at that time, the heirs of the throne were painted with gold powder, like gold, and then swim in the lake. Washed away the gold powder, his subjects offered gold and jade, piled at his feet. The new king threw all the gold into the lake. As a dedication to God, this traditional ritual was held countless times.
Since the 16th century, the salvage of the Golden Lake has not stopped.
In 1545, a treasure hunt organized by the Spaniards picked up hundreds of pieces of gold from the shallower lake in three months.
In 1911, a British company dug a tunnel and drained the lake, but the sun quickly dried the thick mud into a hard mud. When the British transported drilling equipment from the UK, the lake re-emerged. Filled with the lake, this costly salvage was defeated.
Many people believe that there are still astounding treasures in the bottom of the golden lake, hundreds of tons of gold and 5,000 gold products.
Chen Rui chose the target as the Golden Lake.
The reason is very simple. First, the search range is small.
Compared to the treasures sinking in the sea, the search is extremely difficult, just like finding a needle in a haystack. It takes several years or even ten years for the treasure hunter or treasure hunt to find the treasure on the seabed.
The Golden Lake is just a lake with an area of just over a dozen square kilometers. It takes only 40 minutes by car from Bogota, the capital of Colombia, to reach the legendary Golden Lake. The goal is very clear.
Second, the Golden Lake is not just a pure treasure legend. Rather, there is a lot of conclusive evidence that there are indeed hundreds of tons of gold products at the bottom of Lake Guatavita.
For example, the Indians who recorded the country of Guatavita can be regarded as the master craftsmen who made gold. The craftsmen who lived on the shores of the 'Golden Lake' were the leaders of the Inca Empire.
Gold mines are abundant near the Golden Lake in Guatavita, In colombia, almost every family has a collection of ancient gold pieces that have been passed down from generation to generation. Some people also claim to know some secret gold deposits.
In 1913, the British explorer Walker used diving equipment to excavate from the shallower lake bottom, excavating hundreds of gold products, gold cups, gold bowls, gold pots and gold crafts of various sizes.
This series of illustrations shows that the Golden Lake is not just a treasure trove, but a truly amazing treasure, with hundreds of tons of gold products and countless gems.