"The
quality of gold that abounds here is very great, and of good karat, as can
be seen from the plates of gold the Indians beat out...the rivers abound
with gold...such a great quantity of gold as to swell two large chests."
These are the words of the 16th century Spanish explorer Diego de
Sojo, written after he experienced the extensive and exquisite gold artistry
of ancient Costa Rica.
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