The Colombian government has announced plans to remove items from a legendary shipwreck. The San Jose galleon, which sank in 1708 laden with gold, silver and emeralds estimated to be worth billions of dollars. The ship, which has been described as the ‘holy grail’ of shipwrecks has been controversial, because it is both an archaeological and economic treasure. Claims to its fortune have been made by Colombia, Spain and by Bolivia’s indigenous Qhara Qhara nation, which claims the Spanish extracted the wealth from its people. Colombia President Gustavo Petro wants the recovery of the shipwreck t…
