Monday, March 22, 2010

QUESTION 194

What you see in the picture is a model depicting a certain tribal ritual in the Americas. The Zipa(tribal king/chief) used to cover his body in gold,dust, and from his raft, he offered treasure to the goddess Guatavita in the middle of the lake Guatavita, which was considered sacred. What was the Zipa's name(rather, by what name did the Spanish know him)?. This inspired the legend of what?