Long-lost shipwreck with bounty thought to be worth billions suspiciously locked away as ‘protected’ area: ‘The biggest treasure in the history of humanity’
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Colombia declared a “protected archaeological area” on Wednesday around the spot where a Spanish galleon sank off its Caribbean coast more than three centuries ago, with her hull laden with gold, silver and emeralds.