Gold prices are at historic highs. And, as in the time of conquistadors, local communities in Latin America are paying the blood price in the hunt for El Dorado.
This new podcast by my former colleagues at InSight Crime takes you into the depths of this shady economy: bit.ly/3DcXkeW
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The Shadow of El Dorado
Colombia is home to a billion-dollar black market gold sector that funds armed groups and organized crime, fuels corruption, and has a devastating environmental impact. It is, in short, an epicenter o...