El Dorado Dorado and the initiation rite of the new "zipa", which used to take place in Lake Guatavita. The Spanish captured large amounts of gold from the Muisca, which led them to spread the word that El Dorado was near. After his brother Gonzalo had left for Spain in May 1539, Spanish conquistador Hernán Pérez de Quesada set out a new expedition in September 1540, leaving with 270 Spanish soldiers and countless indigenous porters to explore the Llanos Orientales. One of his main captains on this journey was Baltasar Maldonado. Their expedition was unsuccessful and after reaching Quito, the troops returned
Alejandra Dorado Alejandra Dorado Alejandra Dorado (born September 24, 1969) is considered to be one of the most important contemporary artists working in Bolivia. Dorado's work—especially her installations and performances—focuses on identity, gender and power relations. It often involves dense layers of meaning and perspectives ranging from the conceptual intellectualization of topics and processes extracted out of everyday life and Latin American and Western society, to the playful yet critical deconstruction of conventions. She was born María Alejandra Dorado Cámara, on September 24, 1969. Dorado is a native of Cochabamba, Bolivia, and majored in Fine Arts, with a minor in painting, at