Omagua – El Dorado Jungle Kingdom on Upper Amazon
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Contact Amazon 1542–1639·Omagua (Tupian) / Spanish·🇧🇷 Amazonas, Upper Amazon – Omagua domain, Brazil
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About Omagua – El Dorado Jungle Kingdom on Upper Amazon
Orellana 1542 densely settled Omagua longhouse chiefdom misread as gold kingdom
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Why it mattersOmagua as early complex Amazon mound societies misinterpreted as El Dorado.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
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Theories
- 01theory
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- Contact
- Period
- Contact Amazon 1542–1639
- Culture
- Omagua (Tupian) / Spanish
- Builders
- Omagua (Tupian)
- Purpose
- Orellana 1542 densely settled Omagua longhouse chiefdom misread as gold kingdom
- Abandoned
- Abandoned
- Rediscovered
- Survey
- Excavation
- Not applicable
On the ground
Structures & features
3.5000° S · 61.0000° W · -10 m · 1 mapped feature
omagua-el-dorado-jungle-kingdom center
centerOrellana 1542 densely settled
3.5000° S · 61.0000° W