A screen grab of a video released by the Colombian Presidency shows what appears to be gold pieces. Photo: AFP
Gold coins seen in unprecedented images of treasure-laden San Jose shipwreck off Colombia’s Caribbean coast
- The San Jose galleon, thought to be carrying treasure worth billions of dollars, sank off Colombia’s Caribbean coast in 1708
- Recovering the wreck presents a technological and scientific challenge due to its depth of almost 950 metres
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A screen grab of a video released by the Colombian Presidency shows what appears to be gold pieces. Photo: AFP