The Muisc

Religious rites celebrated mainly in the lagoons. They regularly attended the pilgrimage to bring their offerings to the Sun and the Moon also had shrines as the cushions of the devil in Tunja. The ceremonial center was located zipa in the town of Chia (current municipality of Cundinamarca), where a temple dedicated to Goddess Moon. Sun worship is held in the ceremonial center of the population zaque Sogamoso (current municipality of Boyaca), and the Guatavita took place the famous gold coat of this Statezaque Muisca, which gave way the famous legend of El Dorado. In Guatavita, the chiefof the region, to worship the gods covered his body with gold dust and bathed in it, the Indians completed the ceremony, throwing its emerald waters and golden figures.

Religion was also very cruel practice, the Sun was offered as a sacrifice children andyouths who ate carefully. In Gacheta each week a boy was sacrificed on a stone as an offering to idols.

In the lagoon Siecha found a gold object shaped raft with ten human figures. This imagereleased the ceremony. They celebrated rites originated the legend of El Dorado, whichboth attracted to the conquistadores.