For the very first time, a film crew follows the difficult gold route of the first German conquistadors in the New World. This expedition, led by Ambrosius Alfinger from Talfingen near Ulm almost 500 years ago in search of the fabled gold mines, today leads right through guerilla-occupied areas of Colombia.

The expedition follows the gold route of the conquistadors and leads straight to the archaeological excavation site of the very first conquistador city “Panama La Vieja” and to a diving trip for gold-laden galleons in the Caribbean.

A Film by Gisela Graichen and Michael Tauchert.

Written and directed by Gisela Graichen und Michael Tauchert Director of photography Klaus Medrow, Robert Dinges Head of production Cinecentrum, Ulrich Lenze Location Manager Moritz Widmann Production manager Jörg Kunkel Executive producer Andreas Knoblauch Editorial department Jean-Christoph Caron, Cinecentrum
Dr. Gudrun Ziegler, ZDF Produced for ZDF Locations Colombia, Panama Format/duration 45 Min. Air date ZDF, 2005 » back