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El Oro

Zaruma gold-mining town

Gold ground Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

Historic Andean gold-mining town

Colonial-to-present gold district

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Underground workings

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