It wasn’t much of a search—the Muisca raft was waiting for us at the Bogota Gold Museum. It is very old and really not that big (approx 10 cm x 20 cm), but it tells a BIG story. I can almost imagine the Muisca chief floating on Guatavita Lagoon. It would have been a spectacular celebration. I bet they had music—I can almost hear it!
I had hot chocolate with cheese in it at lunch. Not going to bring that tradition home, but sure would love a golden raft😄 You are Always in my Prayers. Love Mom.
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CL
3/3/2018 05:26:16 pm
WOW that is amazing i love that i cant belive that its so amaizing!!!!!!!
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Diane
3/4/2018 03:41:00 pm
Yes it was fun to see it in the museum after hearing the story.
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Austin Parker Brooklyn mr.s
3/5/2018 08:51:09 am
What is that
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Diane
3/5/2018 06:02:55 pm
A ceremonial raft of the Muisca people
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ME
3/5/2018 08:51:49 am
Were you able to touch the gold
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Diane
3/5/2018 06:03:45 pm
The museum had a gift shop where you could touch and buy some copies but the real things were behind glass
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Luke Haley James
3/5/2018 08:53:45 am
How much is the gold worth?
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Diane
3/5/2018 06:04:32 pm
The gold is mixed with copper but it would still be valuable.
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Eden, Carmen, Brooklyn
3/5/2018 08:54:01 am
What is it for?
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Diane
3/5/2018 06:05:27 pm
During their ceremonies they would throw gold items in Guatavita Lagoon to honour the new chief.
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Carter Mr.Schaefer
3/5/2018 08:54:15 am
How much does it cost? Also how much does it weigh?
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Diane
3/5/2018 06:08:55 pm
It weighs about 288 grams of which 229 grams are gold. It belongs to ththe national bank of Colombia so it is difficult to estimate a value....probably priceless.
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Owen jack
3/5/2018 08:54:27 am
How much did the statue cost to build?
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Diane
3/5/2018 06:10:04 pm
The Musica did have a lot of gold but this is so intricate it was probably very valuable to them.
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Ally, hunter , Mr.s
3/5/2018 08:54:49 am
How much did it weigh?
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Diane
3/5/2018 06:10:43 pm
288 grams of which about 229 at Pretoria gold
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Sam drew
3/5/2018 08:56:49 am
How much is it?
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Diane
3/5/2018 06:11:35 pm
It belongs to the national bank of Colombia and they probably consider it priceless
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Mrs. B Grade 3
3/5/2018 09:09:25 am
The gold looks really shiny. Did it have any dents in it?
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Diane
3/5/2018 06:17:51 pm
Parts of it looked a little bent but it really didn’t seem to have any dents in it.
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Sarah and Devlin
3/5/2018 11:27:54 am
How old is the museum?
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Diane
3/5/2018 06:20:56 pm
The gold museum in Bogota has existed in some form Since 1938.
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Jacob
3/6/2018 08:05:54 am
Did you notice in the picture at least the raft kinda looks like a bunch of prensel pretzel sticks?
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Ray Homewood
3/6/2018 05:23:04 pm
It does have a bit of that appearance.
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