US firm plans to begin hauling disputed sunken $4B treasure without Colombia’s permission
A US firm that claims to have found the ancient San Jose galleon and its $4 billion treasure plans...
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Colombia concedes US company owns share of sunken treasure
Locked in a 32-year legal battle over possibly the most valuable shipwreck ever discovered, the Colombian government Friday conceded that a United States salvage company is entitled to a 50% share. Lawyers representing Colombia...
US court sinks sunken treasure lawsuit against Colombia
A Washington court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit from a U.S. company seeking multibillion-dollar compensation from Colombia over rights to the Spanish gold ship “San Jose,” which sank off the coast of Colombia in...
Santos announces new anti-narcotics measures for jungle region
President Juan Manuel Santos has announced the imposition of new military measures to stop guerrillas and drug traffickers that are currently operating with little opposition in the jungle department of Guaviare. At a meeting in...
