The myth or the curse of El Dorado, the gold rush in the country comes on together with allegations of deaths, violence, abuse of women and water pollution by mercury.
Tal Cual Digital: The Curse of Gold
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3 September 2012 at 0:00 (Updated on 14 September 2020 at 11:29)
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