Gold miners with pans on their heads walk along one of the main streets in El Callao, Bolivar state, southeastern Venezuela on February 25, 2017. Although life in the mines of eastern Venezuela is hard and dangerous, tens of thousands from all over the country head for the mines daily in overcrowded trucks, pushed by the rise in gold prices and by the severe economic crisis affecting the country, aggravated recently by the drop in oil prices. (Photo by Juan Barreto/AFP Photo)





Ender Moreno descends into La Culebra underground gold mine in El Callao, Bolivar state, southeastern Venezuela on March 1, 2017. (Photo by Juan Barreto/AFP Photo)





Ender Moreno drops down into La Culebra gold mine in El Callao, Bolivar state, southeastern Venezuela on March 1, 2017. (Photo by Juan Barreto/AFP Photo)





Ender Moreno looks for gold at La Culebra gold mine in El Callao, Bolivar state, southeastern Venezuela on March 1, 2017. (Photo by Juan Barreto/AFP Photo)





Ender Moreno looks for gold at La Culebra gold mine in El Callao, Bolivar state, southeastern Venezuela on March 1, 2017. (Photo by Juan Barreto/AFP Photo)





Men work at Nacupay gold mine on the bank of a river in El Callao, Bolivar state, southeastern Venezuela on February 24, 2017. (Photo by Juan Barreto/AFP Photo)





Men work at a gold mine on the banks of a river in El Callao, Bolivar state, southeastern Venezuela on February 24, 2017. (Photo by Juan Barreto/AFP Photo)





A man works at a stone crusher machine in a gold mine in El Callao, Bolivar state, southeastern Venezuela on February 25, 2017. (Photo by Juan Barreto/AFP Photo)





A man weighs a gold stone at a specialized store in El Callao, Bolivar state, southeastern Venezuela on February 25, 2017. (Photo by Juan Barreto/AFP Photo)