by Ashley Cowie Part 3 ARMED WITH VINCE LEE'S MAPS OF THE PERUVIAN HIGHLANDS WE HAD LAUNCHED OUR EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF THE INCA'S GOLDEN SUN DISK AT THE WHITE ROCK ORACLE IN THE VILCABAMBA REGION OF PERU. For over a week we had explored the two great river gorges of the Urubamba and Apurimac and we had navigated the cloud covered peaks, cold uplands and moist forests … [Read more...]
Treasure from sunken galleon must be returned to Spain
The U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Odyssey Marine’s motion to stay a decision ordering the commercial salvor to return coins and objects to Spain. The so-called treasures of the "Black Swan" (the Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes) were taken from the sunken 19th century Spanish galleon, discovered by Odyssey in 2007 “lying at a depth of approximately 1100 … [Read more...]