The natives in America did not atribute economic power to gold but instead it was used for sacred ornaments, in Bogota you will find one of the biggest pre colombian gold collections in the world at the "Museo del Oro" holding more than 50.000 gold artifacts spread over three floors.
Also some hispanic religious ornaments like "La Lechuga" a richly decorated monstrance from the time of the colony, called the lettuce for its green colour given by the amount of ametists it carries.
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