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Sunken Treasure to Be Displayed in Spanish Museum
November 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The treasure from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, brought up from the bottom of the sea by U.S. salvage firm Odyssey and recovered, after a hard-fought legal battle, by the Spanish state, will be displayed at the National Museum of Subacquatic Archaeology in the southeastern city of Cartagena on the Mediterranean coast. continue reading »
‘Lonesome George,’ the Tortoise, To Become Part of Ecuadorian Cultural Heritage
July 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Ecuador initiated the process this week to declare Lonesome George, the last tortoise of its species that died in June of natural causes in the Galapagos Islands, as part of the nation's cultural heritage, the Coordinating Ministry of National and Cultural Heritage said. continue reading »
