Did you know: The Legend of El Dorado is a real legend. One of my books in the Bullets & Doves series titled Ryder’s Gold is loosely based on this legend.

El Dorado, also know as The Lost City of Gold, was a myth perpetuated by European explorers during the 1600s. It was based on an ancient tribe in the Andes mountains, known as the Muisca tribe. The area in South America where the Muisca lived is known today as Colombia.

As far as anyone knows, El Dorado has never been found. Explorers and treasure hunters in the past have attempted to locate it unsuccessfully. As a matter of fact, over the hundreds of years since this legend surfaced, there have been many expeditions that have searched for El Dorado, including some mounted by well-known Spanish conquistadors. Unfortunately, many also perished in search of this legend, never to be heard from again.