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Santander, Santander Department

California and Vetas gold district

Gold ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

GoldGold
Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

High páramo gold veins above Bucaramanga mined since the 1500s

Documented district in Colombian mining records.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

altitude, cold fog

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