Sungai Lembing used to be called El Dorado of the East

A stunning view awaits visitors who make it to the top of Bukit Panorama.

El Dorado in Spanish means “the golden one”. It was a term originally used to describe a mythical tribal chief of the Muisca native people who lived in the Andes Mountain of Colombia, South America. During the investiture ceremony, the new chief covered himself with gold dust and later washed himself in the Lake Guatavita.

The association with El Dorado changed over time, from being the name of a man, to a lost city of gold, and finally used in reference to any place where wealth can be rapidly acquired.