In this December 5, 2017 photo, David Garcia, 19, smokes a cigarette while taking a break during his first week searching the polluted Guaire River for gold and anything valuable he can sell, as he sits on the edge of a drainage pipe, in Caracas, Venezuela. The father of a 4-month-old baby, Garcia said when work dried up organizing block parties he started reselling food he bought after waiting hours in line at grocery stores, but eventually that didn't bring him enough income to feed his family either, so he turned to the river. (Photo by Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo)
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