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Not for the faint of heart: gold mining in Venezuela. Photo

Life in the mines in Eastern Venezuela, heavy and dangerous

A severe economic crisis in Venezuela, have recently intensified because of the falling oil prices have pushed tens of thousands of men from across the country to go to illegal gold mining.

Though life in the mines in Eastern Venezuela, heavy and dangerous, increasing the price of gold is forcing men to risk their health to earn a piece of bread.






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