In the spring of 2007 Odyssey Marine Exploration, an American-deep-sea treasurehunting company based in Tampa, recovered 594, 000 silver coins from a Spanish shipwreck.
Our correspondent says thousands of ruins are thought to remain undiscovered, making Peru a treasure-hunting destination for archaeologists and looters alike.
Carrying on a venerable tradition of filmic archaeologists and adventurists such as Indiana Jones, the new Tintin film by Steven Spielberg, entitled "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn, " mixes the story-lines of several of Herge's books and follows Tintin and friends hunting for centuries-old treasure.