From IOL, a sunken galleon, the San Jose, dating from the Spanish Conquest carrying a cargo valued at some $50-million has been found by scientists off Panama's Pacific coast.

A recently discovered large pre-Columbian archaeological site in north-western Panam shows great potential for understanding the past social organisation and cultural history in an area that appears to be of far greater significance than formerly thought.

Backdirt Winter 2003/04. Located on the north shore of Isla Coln, Sitio Drago is a large (15 ha) pre-Columbian village consisting of at least fifteen low earthen mounds situated on an old beach ridge.