Hit, forgive me for being a killjoy-skeptic, but I have my doubts about most of the treasure stories that come out of Latin American countries, mexico, etc... Both those "found" (past tense) and those yet-to-be-found (stories and tips and "sure-fire-leads", etc....)
That culture is VERY steeped in legend and lore. They're utterly convinced there's treasures in every cave, every ruin, etc... I travelled all over the Sierra Madres for several weeks in the mid '90s, chasing various stories like these. And came to conclusion there all just embellished nonsense. (But those that tell the stories are absolutely convinced mind you, and even have all sorts of proofs, etc...). And the nonsense even applied to stories of FOUND caches too. Which you would THINK would be above scrutiny. Ie.: either you/they found something OR THEY DIDN'T. But it's not that clear. Because the minute someone shows another an old coin, and says "it came from a box that so & so found", then all of the sudden, that's just gospel truth that a treasure was found.
For example: At a certain point in our trip, we arrived in a certain village high in the mountains, where one of the "found" cache stories had been told to me by my host/guide. And our purpose there was that "certainly if one were there, then it makes sense that others could be around the village too!". After arriving, I asked my host if he could introduce me to the family or persons who'd found the cache (workers that had been installing a new floor on a 200+ yr. old house). Eventually I got to talk to these "eye-witnesses" with the help of my guide/interpreter. I asked if they still had any of these coins from when-found-10 yrs. earlier. They did not have anymore around to show. And as it turns out .... uh ... had never actually *seen* the coins. The workers absconded with the coins. But no problem: because another family member had seen the jars get un-earthed, seen the coins, etc.. I badgered them to introduce me to THAT person then. After much delays and problems tracking down this other family member, I eventually got to speak to them. Well guess what? It turns they didn't actually *see* the coins either. But no problem because they had it on good authority from somewhere else. And on and on and on the bologna goes ! And what really begins to show the true colors, is when they finally say that their proof is "smoke that came out of the ground" or "sparkles in the dirt" or "visions of ghosts" blah blah blah
While those that eventually put it all in a box for the photo-op might be quite sincere, yet .... it's probably just a hodge-podge thrown together for a picture.
