Bochica

Civilizing father and instructor of the Muisca people. He was considered three times wise, great and powerful. He can travel through the seven dimensions of the abos (cosmos). He taught gastronomy, astrology, meteorology, medicine, alchemy, textile work, goldsmithing, use of salt, cultivation of the land (especially corn), imparted laws and promoted a peaceful coexistence with other peoples. He established the solar order of fire (Boyacá) and the lunar order of water (Bogotá). He was the savior of the Muisca people in the great flood, opening a dam in the Salto del Tequendama to drain the Bacatá altiplano.