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EL DORADO, Venezuela: In the Venezuelan mining community of El Dorado, the majority of residents carry around gold instead of cards or cash to pay for groceries.

In the Venezuelan mining community of El Dorado, the majority of residents carry around gold instead of cards or cash to pay for groceries.

Unlike Venezuela's battered currency, gold does not depreciate, and residents of the country's mining town of El Dorado use the precious metal in their daily commerce 1:59PM June 17, 2025.

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In the Venezuelan mining community of El Dorado, the majority of residents carry around gold instead of cards or cash to pay for groceries. They live in a town named after the mythical City of Gold ...

In the Venezuelan mining community of El Dorado, the majority of residents carry around gold instead of cards or cash to pay for groceries.El Dorado's residents have limited access to banking services ...