In the Venezuelan mining community of El Dorado, the majority of residents carry around gold instead of cards or cash to pay ...

Venezuela's El Dorado, where gold is currency of the poor They live in town named after the mythical City of Gold -- but most of them are poor Last updated: June 17, 2025 | 14:07 AFP 3 MIN READ ...

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A gram of gold can purchase between $85 and $100 worth of goods, but takes hours of back-breaking work to amass. If you're in luck. "Gold is a blessing given to us so we can buy what we want, but ...

Extortion of small business owners is rife, and 217 people were killed in the four years to 2020 in clashes between rival criminal gangs.

- No gold, no life - El Dorado arose as a military fort as Britain and Venezuela squared off in 1895 over the mineral- and oil-rich region of Essequibo now at the center of an increasingly heated ...

In the Venezuelan mining community of El Dorado, the majority of residents carry around gold instead of cards or cash to pay for groceries. They live in a town named after the mythical City of Gold ...

Unlike Venezuela's battered currency, gold does not depreciate, and residents of the country's mining town of El Dorado use the precious metal in their daily commerce 1:59PM June 17, 2025.

Venezuela's El Dorado, where gold is currency of the poor Margioni BERMÚDEZ AFP Jun 16, 2025 Updated Jun 17, 2025 Pedro MATTEY ...

Back to homepage / Live news Venezuela's El Dorado, where gold is currency of the poor El Dorado (Venezuela) (AFP) – In the Venezuelan mining community of El Dorado, the majority of residents ...