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El Dorado...Laguna Guatavita
Lens: SMC F 50mm F1:1.4 Camera: K3 
Posted By: DHA, 11-11-2015, 09:04 AM

Some of you may have heard of this legend, the story of the gilded man or king who ruled a land of gold and extreme wealth. The Spaniards of the 1500s followed the legend to tucked in between mountain spires, yesterday in overcast and sunny periods. The trip up thru small towns and the most green of country sides had us spellbound to the beautiful vistas around every mountain curve. Most of the images were taken thru a slow-moving car window as Fidel cautiously wound his way up the hillsides.

Lake Guatavita, high up in the Andes Mountains circa 35 miles outside Bogota, Colombia. It was here, as legend goes, that the indigenous king spread gold dust on his body and entered the lake to pay homage to his God(s).

G and I visited this beautiful setting,
I hope the images provide a synopsis of the day and area. It truly was a special day and as the aphorism goes: Words and Pictures cannot do this area justice.

(P.S. I'm only sorry that the steep drive down into Bogota didn't allow for a stop along the way to capture the nightscape of the old city. The views were mesmerizing...but hang in there and hopefully these captures will come your way in the coming week.)

(To the photo buffs, the all images were taken with the DSLR Pentax K3 and the 30-year-old lens SMC F 50mm, F1:1.4. Minor adjustments made in Adobe Lightroom 5.)

A great week to all. Don

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Dang Don,
Sure looks like you are having a great time down there. Really like your BW with a tint of sepia.
Steve
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