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Olancho, Olancho Department
Rio Guayape gold placers
Gold ground Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldAlso reported: black sand.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Rich alluvial gold panned since the Spanish conquest along the Guayape and its tributaries
Celebrated placer river documented from colonial chronicles to modern surveys.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote ranch countryArmed claim disputes
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