Subject: Re: the Pirate King speaks
And maybe he'll give wifey a necklace made from gems looted from Columbia?

If you visit Bogota, there are fellows trying to sell you emeralds in the touristy areas, but the gold and silver is in the jewelry stores. The gold mines are out in the mountains where it is risky to go. The cocaine industry is 18-20 billion dollars a year. So it's a threat at this point and the new Pres is in talks, etc., with the cartels.