Audience: Students; Grades: 9-12; Subject Areas: History, Cultures. (2002) In the search for El Dorado and its gold, the Spanish conquistadors, represented by men like Francisco Pizarro, wiped out entire civilizations. Discusses the Incan civilization, including Cuzco's fortress, hydraulic works, the Temple of the Sun, Incan artifacts and stone walls. Profiles the city of Machu Pichu. Lake Guatavita is the source of the Muiscan myth of the gilded man. Highlights Muiscan and other tribal artifacts in the Bogota museum. Features the Tairona, an ancient Colombian people, and the archaeological site of Pueblito. Explains that Cogui Indians still keep some of the Tairona traditions.