The Search for El Dorado

I bought this book before visiting Colombia with my wife's family 3 years ago. It provided a fascinating historical background to our trip, especially when we visited the ancient lake of Guatavita, where much of the El Dorado legend is believed to have originated. There is a dearth of any guide books on Colombia (decades of war and unrest will do that) - the Lonely Planet guide being an exception, although the editor forged huge chunks of that one. This book helped get to know the place for me. If you go to the Museo D'Or in Bogota, you can see the gold items pictured on the cover and inside.