Title: Echoes of Time

After the tragic deaths of his wife and child, Robert Hamilton, an acclaimed professor of history at Bates University, retreats from his academic life to lose himself in research. The topic is the world s most elusive shipwreck the 18th century Spanish Galléon The San José The San José, which has lain lost at the bottom of the Caribbean for more than 300 years, is estimated to have carried the single most valuable cargo ever shipped from the New World to Spain. It is also rumored to have contained a compilation of herbal medicinal remedies gathered from the various native Americas-Remedies that would today be invaluable. Robert s research at the Archives of Indies unearths a tale of undying love which transcends time and ultimately reveals the location of the San José. Thrilled by this success, he is fueled to search further and assist with the recovery. Little does he know, this turn of events will offer the potential to find new love while thrusting him into a world of corporate espionage, intrigue and murder.

Luis T. Castillo was born in Colombia from a family of politicians, journalists and writers. After graduating from McGill University with an engineering degree he moved to the United States, where he made his permanent home. He is the president and founder of International Technologies Corporation, and was responsible for the engineering of many prestigious projects such as the Lincoln Center in New York, Pompidou Center in Paris, Lloyds Headquarters in London, L Enfant Plaza in Washington. The novel Echoes of Time was inspired while he was doing research at the Archive of Indies in Seville, Spain, on the San José, a Spanish galleon that was sunk by British warships in 1708. It was part of his effort to assemble a team with a unique combination of expertise in both the historical and technical aspects of underwater salvage, for the actual sub-sea recovery of galleons. He has traveled and worked in four continents. He lives with his family in Seattle Washington and New York where he works and writes.