Eliécer Silva Celis was a Colombian anthropologist, archaeologist, professor and writer. He is considered a pioneer in the anthropology of Colombia. Silva Celis is known in Colombia for the reconstruction of the Sun Temple, the most important temple of the Muisca religion.
Portrait of Silva Celis in his museum
The Sun Temple of Suamox has been reconstructed by Eliécer Silva Celis
Silva Celis rediscovered the archaeoastronomical site El Infiernito and created the Archaeological Park around it
A Muisca mummy was donated to Eliécer Silva Celis in 1962
The Sun Temple of Sogamoso was a temple constructed by the Muisca as a place of worship for their Sun god Sué. The temple was built in Sogamoso, Colombia, then part of the Muisca Confederation and called Sugamuxi. It was the most important temple in the religion of the Muisca. The temple was destroyed by fire brought by the Spanish conquistadores led by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada who was eager to find the legendary El Dorado. A reconstruction has been built in the Archeology Museum of Sogamoso.
Reconstruction of the Sun Temple Archaeology Museum, Sogamoso
Soldiers in the army of Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada destroyed the temple with their torches
