One of the inherent characteristics in the human being is his/her insatiable curiosity and thirst for knowledge, which combined with the desire for adventure, fame and wealth, has led to the exploration and conquest of the most remote, legendary and dangerous corners of the planet. Today we go back in time to remember and pay tribute to heroes -Some with a name, others anonymous at its majority- whose fascinating voyages of exploration would be thwarted by fate, the gods or the own ambition and pride of man. Vikings in Terranova According to the Norse sagas and recent archaeological finds, it was the Icelandic explorer Leif Eriksson (The Lucky one) who by the year 1000 would lead to the first Europeans to arrive to America almost 500 years before Cristóbal Colón. On the island of Terranova (Vinland) they would found Leifbundir as a fishing and trading settlement, however, it would soon be hastily abandoned for unknown reasons. The gold of El Dorado This legendary city, full of gold and emeralds - which ruler offered every morning to the gods who inhabited a nearby sacred lagoon - would be sought with fury between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. All the expeditions [...]
