A government green light allowing a US adventurer to use heavy drilling equipment in his quest for 18th-century pirate treasure in the South Pacific has sparked a row in Chile. Tons of gold, silver, and jewels are believed to have been buried by pirates in Chile's Juan Fernandez Archipelago in 1714. The National Forestry Corporation (CONAF) recently authorized US treasure hunter Bernard Keiser to carry out drilling with heavy machinery in the archipelago, which has been a biosphere reserve since 1977. Keiser and his team have the go-ahead to use heavy machinery "bearing in mind that this activity will be limited to a 20x20 meter area, which has been duly analyzed and approved by...
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