perdidogringo
Sr. Member
- Apr 21, 2011
- 442
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- Detector(s) used
- Equinox 900, Fisher CZ-21, Garrett Pro-Pointer AT
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
So I'm taking a little vacation in Santa Marta, Colombia, which is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in South America. Lots of history from the conquistadors, several pirate attacks/sieges, and even with Simon Bolivar. Nowadays it is a sleepy resort town that is often overlooked by international travelers who prefer to go to Cartagena. I reached out to banned member, StoneShirt, to meet up and we agreed to meet at a coffee house in el centro but unfortunately he never showed.
I first visited the main beach located in front of the historic center- small, ugly and full of trash, it's the beach most tourists ignore for the more popular and modern Rodadero Beach located a few kilometers south. I spent a couple of hours there and found a few Colombian coins as well as a junk ring. It was the first time I used my new Equinox 900 just purchased from Bart at BigBoysHobbies so I was pretty happy with the results as it did a GREAT job of discriminating the coins/ring from the millions (literally) of pop/beers can all over that beach.
The next day, I took a boat from Rodadero to a beach called Inca Inca beach. I initially wasn't optimistic as I was searching for a secluded beach (I prefer to find colonial Spanish relics/coins, etc. rather than modern drops), and unfortunately, there were 2 dozen Colombian families there that day with sun tents and the beach even had a restaurant with wifi. However, I could see from the sand that it looked more "natural" than the huge beach at Rodadero (meaning perhaps no additional sand had ever been dumped there and I would have a chance to find something older). I ended up searching about 2 hours and found a hand full of coins, a "blob" of lead that may be a fired musket ball (?), and 3 rings. One ring looks like it could be old? It is crudely made and has "INRI" engraved on it (so obviously worn by someone who is/was religious).
I have a few days left and will post any updates here. Happy hunting!
I first visited the main beach located in front of the historic center- small, ugly and full of trash, it's the beach most tourists ignore for the more popular and modern Rodadero Beach located a few kilometers south. I spent a couple of hours there and found a few Colombian coins as well as a junk ring. It was the first time I used my new Equinox 900 just purchased from Bart at BigBoysHobbies so I was pretty happy with the results as it did a GREAT job of discriminating the coins/ring from the millions (literally) of pop/beers can all over that beach.
The next day, I took a boat from Rodadero to a beach called Inca Inca beach. I initially wasn't optimistic as I was searching for a secluded beach (I prefer to find colonial Spanish relics/coins, etc. rather than modern drops), and unfortunately, there were 2 dozen Colombian families there that day with sun tents and the beach even had a restaurant with wifi. However, I could see from the sand that it looked more "natural" than the huge beach at Rodadero (meaning perhaps no additional sand had ever been dumped there and I would have a chance to find something older). I ended up searching about 2 hours and found a hand full of coins, a "blob" of lead that may be a fired musket ball (?), and 3 rings. One ring looks like it could be old? It is crudely made and has "INRI" engraved on it (so obviously worn by someone who is/was religious).
I have a few days left and will post any updates here. Happy hunting!
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