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Caribbean Gold Inc. was founded by Rena and Zevy Mashav in 1994, after 5 years of selling tropical fruits as agents and individuals. More than 16 years of experience in growing papaya and consulting other growers in the Caribbean, Central America and South America, we can provide the best quality products.
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The pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Caribbean islands were primarily the Taínos (also known as Arawaks) and the Caribs. Though few gold artifacts have been found throughout Caribbean indiginous sites, it is known that the Taínos were aware of gold placer on the islands and wore it as small pieces of jewelry. The Taínos often preferred a low-karat,...
Columbus had sought out information about the sources of the gold he saw the islanders wearing. He did not stumble upon anything of substance until December 1492, when his ship, the Santa Maria, was stranded on the banks of the island of Hispaniola (the island on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are located currently). Locals had approached t...
Despite finding on his next trip to Hispaniola that gold was primarily pulled from the streams and the island had not a single mine, the promise of wealth became a prime motivator for European explorations. A gold rush began across the Caribbean, focusing on Cuba and Hispaniola. Between 1502-1509, the crown agreed to reduce their cut of all Hispani...
Back in 1499, when the Spanish first visited Aruba, they called it “Isla Inútil”, which means “Useless Island”. The Spaniards were clearly not impressed with Aruba’s seeming lack of gold, and they moved on to other islands in their search for treasure. But in 1824, it was the island’s north shore that would eventually draw miners in with the simple...
In 2012, the Pueblo Viejo mine opened its operations in the Sánchez Ramírez Province of the Dominican Republic, becoming one of most prolific gold mines in the world. It is also the second largest high-sulphidation gold deposit to be discovered. Gold from the mine now makes up nearly 30 percent of the country’s exports, a total net value equal to 2...
Jul 25, 2022 · The conquistadors first found gold on the island of Hispaniola (modern Dominican Republic/Haiti) in 1494. The tentacles of the empire then spread to Puerto Rico in 1508, Jamaica in 1509, and Cuba in 1511, so far the best source of gold.
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Caribbean Gold is a 1952 American historical pirate adventure film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring John Payne, Arlene Dahl and Cedric Hardwicke. It was produced by Pine-Thomas Productions for distribution by Paramount Pictures and was based on the novel Carib Gold by Ellery Clark .