Colombia discovers two historical shipwrecks in Caribbean

Sites near galleon that sank in 1708 with treasure worth billions in today's dollars

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Artifacts found in the wreckage of the Spanish galleon San Jose are seen in a picture released on June 6. (Colombian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS)

BOGOTA (Reuters) -- Colombian naval officials conducting underwater monitoring of the long-sunken San Jose galleon have discovered two other historical shipwrecks nearby, President Ivan Duque said on Monday.

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