Treasure of Lima

Map of Isla del Coco, drawn by Jose Maria Figueroa 1883

Captain Williams Thompson and wife. Williams was to transport the riches to Mexico for safekeeping, while traveling on the Mary Dear.

Likely depiction of "Bloody Sword Bonito?" who's nickname is the “Bloody Sword” or “Dom Pedro.” Bonito’s venture into piracy supposedly took place in 1814.

Below: Where is the treasure buried at Isla del Coco?

The Lima haul, said to be worth an estimated £160 million (about $209 million), consists of 12 chests. Within these chests are 500,000 gold coins, 16 to 18 pounds of gold dust, 11,000 silver ingots, solid gold religious statues, chests of jewels, hundreds of swords, thousands of diamonds and solid gold crowns. To the best of anyone’s knowledge, it remains undiscovered.

More treasure lore

Costa Rica’s lost treasure lore takes some twists and turns during an overlapping 19th-century time period, thanks to Benito Bonito, nicknamed the “Bloody Sword” or “Dom Pedro.” Bonito’s venture into piracy supposedly took place in1814, when he was captain of a small Spanish privateer. Next came his takeover of a

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Portuguese merchantman by murdering the captain. This was followed later by Bonito’s capture of an English slave ship called the Lightning. All crew members who refused to join him on this ship, renamed the Relampago, were murdered.

Rumor has it that on his deathbed, John Keating, supposedly a friend of Captain William Thompson, shared this inventory documenting the Lima Treasure contents:

• One chest containing altar trimmings of gold cloth with canopies, monstrances, chalices all coated with gemstones of up to 1,244 pieces

• One chest with 2 gold relic containers weighing 120 pounds, with 624 topaz, carnelians, emeralds and 12 diamonds

• One chest containing 3 relic containers of cast metal weighing 160 pounds, with 860 rubies,19 diamonds and other gemstones

• One chest containing 4,000 doubloons of Spanish Marked 8, 124 swords, 5,000 crowns of Mexican gold, 64 daggers, 120 shoulder belts and 28 round shield

• One chest containing 8 caskets of cedar wood and silver, with 3,840 cut stones, rings, offering plates and 4,265 uncut stones

• Seven chests with 22 candelabra in gold and silver, weighing 250 pounds and 164 rubies

• One 7-foot solid gold statue of the Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus, weighing 780 pounds, rolled on her gold chasuble, adorned with 1,684 jewels including 4-inch emeralds, 6-inch topazes and 7 crosses made of diamonds.

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QCOSTARICA – The strong winds that have been experienced in the country this weekend are the cause of more than 3,600 averias (problems) in electricity and telecommunications services across the country.

Reports are of power failures, fallen trees and branches, cable lines damaged and interruptions in internet services in many areas.

The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), explained that, in its electricity coverage area, as of Sunday afternoon there are 3,642 affected clients, of which 2,748 have been recovered and 894 still pending.

The Chorotega region, followed by Brunca and Central regions are the most affected.

In addition, on Saturday night there was a failure in the transmission line that links the Cariblanco and San Miguel substations, without affecting customers, as a result of the redundancy with which the system operates.

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Bill seeks “loans sharks” are exposed to 10 years in prison

QCOSTARICA – A new bill seeks to penalize up to 10 years in prison for loan sharking (prestamos gota a gota in Spanish) and 12 years if the person is part of a criminal structure.

The bill is being promoted by Gilbert Jiménez, legislator for the Partido Liberacion Nacional (PLN), the party with the largest representation in the Legislative Assembly, 19 of the 57 legislative seats.

Jiménez said that this bill seeks to establish a legal framework that protects people from this type of abuse.

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