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« on: December 04, 2006, 11:22:05 pm »
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"The treasure hunt has sparked great interest among the 600 inhabitants of the island." . . . reckon so, thinks Sue.

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EXPLOSIVE TREASURE HUNT ON CHILE?S ROBINSON CRUSOE ISLAND

(December 5, 2006) A hunt for the famous hidden treasure of Robinson Crusoe, allegedly hidden by a Spanish sailor in 1700, resumed on Juan Fernandez Island this week. The hunt is the latest attempt by American Bernard Keiser to unearth the loot.

Keiser has been hunting for the hidden treasure for seven years without success. This time, however, he has a secret weapon: Keiser was authorised to use micro-explosives to help remove the earth that supposedly covers the loot.

The North American went to the National Monument Council with his new findings earlier in the year. After extensive ultrasound and geophysical research, Keiser is convinced that five meters below ground lay a series of tunnels and passages which contain 846 treasure chests filled with gold, jewels and precious stones.

So far three explosions have taken place, taking the excavation down to nearly three meters. Despite having permission to use explosives up until December 22, it is said that at the current rate of progress there will be no need for them after this week.

The treasure hunt has sparked great interest among the 600 inhabitants of the island. So much so that the site ? located in the northeast of the Puerto Ingl?s region of the island ? has been sectioned off by the police. Police have done this to stop the curious from approaching the site while explosives are in reach.

SOURCE: LA TERCERA
By Charles Sanchez (editor@santiagotimes.cl)

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« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2006, 05:16:11 am »
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thanks thats an awesome story

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« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2006, 06:45:02 am »
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Well --- This is another story which I had never heard of before that I have serious doubts about. Perhaps they did bury something on the islands but seriously doubt they buried "846 treasure chests filled with gold ,jewels and precious stones". Doesn't that sound a little fishy to all of you?

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« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2006, 07:03:38 am »
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Many variables.  Maybe the chests are very samll, maybe not all of the chests have something in them or maybe they are not there at all.  Who knows....Great story though.

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« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2006, 12:45:54 pm »
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The announced find, below, by Wagner's robot, Arturito, was later revealed to be inaccurate.

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600 barrels of loot found on Crusoe island


Monday September 26, 2005
The Guardian

The archipelago is named after Robinson Crusoe, but perhaps it should have been called Treasure Island.
A long quest for booty from the Spanish colonial era appears to be culminating in Chile with the announcement by a group of adventurers that they have found an estimated 600 barrels of gold coins and Incan jewels on the remote Pacific island.

"The biggest treasure in history has been located," said Fernando Uribe-Etxeverria, a lawyer for Wagner, the Chilean company leading the search. Mr Uribe-Etxeverria estimated the value of the buried treasure at US$10bn (?5.6bn).

The announcement set off ownership claims. The treasure hunters claimed half the loot was theirs and said they would donate it to non-profit-making organisations. The government said that they had no share to donate.
It also prompted speculation about the contents of what is considered to be one of the great lost treasures from the Spanish looting of South America. Chilean newspapers were filled with reports that the stash includes 10 papal rings and original gold statues from the Incan empire.

The hoard is supposedly buried 15 metres (50ft) deep on Robinson Crusoe island, also known as the Juan Fern?ndez island, home to Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk, the adventurer immortalised by Daniel Defoe as Robinson Crusoe. Selkirk was dumped on the island and lived alone for four years before being rescued. His exploits brought worldwide attention to the islands.

For centuries treasure hunters have scoured the island in search of booty which was reportedly buried there in 1715 by Spanish sailor Juan Esteban Ubilla y Echeverria. Using everything from old Spanish ship manifests to teams of islanders with shovels and picks, foreigners have made so many claims of discovering the lost treasure that islanders are usually sceptical of the proclamations.

This most recent announcement, however, deserves greater credence because of the equipment used by the treasure hunters: a mini robot that can scan 50 metres deep into the earth. The robot, dubbed "Arturito", was invented by Chileans and over the past year has grabbed headlines by breaking some of the country's biggest criminal mysteries.

First, the robot detected the buried arsenal of a rightwing sect known as Colonia Dignidad. The guns and rocket launchers were buried at some 10 metres and while the authorities had searched for years, the robot found the buried weapons almost instantly. Then, in the case of missing businessman Jose Yuraszeck, Arturito was able to analyse the soil and identify the molecular composition of human bones, allowing investigators to dig straight to the body of the murder victim.




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« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2006, 02:10:39 pm »
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What a story if it turns out to be true!!!!  $10.5 billion and Chile says the finders have nothing to donate to charity. Remains to be seen what kind of justice these South American countries have.

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Great follow up.  Keep us posted.  Would be interesting to see what they find out. 

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« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2009, 11:25:41 am »
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hola yo soy de chile..
my name is Mario. I can say to them that breadfruit are many places where to operate mineral such as gold for example recently it travels to villarica that formerly she was well-known with the name of God mother that was the nickname that the Spaniards they put to him when they were astonished by the great amounts of gold that habia in that then I can say to them that is not everything what there is breadfruit in Chile also there are very many data of burials.

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« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2009, 12:44:55 pm »
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General Juan Estsban Ubilla y Echeverria was Admiral of the 1715 fleet that wrecked off the coast of Florida. Ubilla along with his son were killed in the wreck of his flagship Nuestra Senora de la Regala. So the location of his treasure died with him.

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