El Dorado

Vast network of lost ancient cities discovered in the Amazon

Archaeologists have discovered the largest and oldest network of pre-Hispanic cities ever found in the Amazon rainforest, revealing a 2,500-year-old lost civilization of farmers.

The vast site, which covers more than 1,000 square kilometers, was long hidden by the jungle in the Upano valley on the foothills of the Andes mountain range in eastern Ecuador.

Shakira comes to Turkey

Colombian pop star Shakira will perform on July 11 at Istanbul's Vodafone Park Arena. She will be on the stage as part of her sixth world tour organized under the same name as the last album "El Dorado."

The Muisca Raft: The golden statue that may be the key behind the myth of El Dorado

The legend of El Dorado was born in the 16th century when the Spanish arrived in Muisca territory and spread rumors that there was a city of gold deep in the Colombian mountains. Since then, the myth of El Dorado has attracted explorers and treasure hunters into the mountains of South America.