Latin America's Lost Treasures (Tesoros Perdidos de Latinoamérica)

When you watch a pirate movie, have you ever asked yourself where most of them are based? Heck, isn't the most famous movie pirate saga based in, precisely, Latin America (the Caribbean)? And I bet you didn't know that most of those characters, events, and legends are based (loosely) on real stories and treasures - yes, it's not an exaggeration when we're told that reality surpasses fiction. So... what is it that drove pirates and explorers to venture into the Caribbean and South American...