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Hunt for 10 tons of gold
Somewhere in the 20 kilometers from Asuncion, capital of Paraguay, 20 experts on the excavations frantically trying to get to the treasure, which is estimated at 453 million US dollars. Work began on 2 August. The goal - to find 10 tons of gold bullion, which in this area is allegedly buried Francisco Solano López Carrillo - statesman responsible for the war against Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, which lasted from 1864 to 1870. Pseudoscientific research and local rumors claim that the treasure is hidden not far from the capital. Find or not - is anyone's guess, but so far there is only a 15-meter pit, which caused several landslides in the suburbs.