Ancient treasures found in Bolivian lake
Ancient treasures found in Bolivian lake
Wednesday 09 Oct 2013 3:01p.m.
Gold and silver pieces as well as bones and pottery from 1500 years ago have been discovered in Lake Titicaca by underwater archaeologists, a researcher says.
"We found 2000 objects and fragments," Christophe Delaere, the Belgian co-director of the Huinaimarca Project that unearthed the items, said at a ceremony in La Paz.
President Evo Morales, Bolivia's minister of culture and diplomats from Belgium were also in attendance.
The expedition began two months ago on the Bolivian side of the lake, which is shared with Peru. Underwater explorations turned up objects from different eras, both Inca era and pre-Inca (1438-1533).
The project unearthed 31 gold fragments, mainly around the Isla del Sol, where legend holds that mythical founders of the Incan empire emerged from the lake's waters.
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