Guaire miners
The miners are mainly minors, homeless people or blue-collar workers who lost their jobs due to the shutdown of government works or whose salaries are not enough to subsist and do not want to resort to crime.Despite being a practice that dates back to at least 1994, as of 2016 the number of people engaged in this trade increased to dozens and even hundreds during the Venezuelan economic crisis, characterized by hyperinflation and shortages.In 1994, journalist Anna Vaccarella in the program "Alerta" broadcast by Radio Caracas Televisión showed how some Venezuelans living on the streets were engaged in this activity.[3] The miners spend minutes and even hours searching and digging in the water for items such as rings, chains, brooches, charms and jewelry made of precious metals such as gold, silver or copper.[5] According to infectologist Julio Castro, the bacteria in the river are rapidly contagious and can spread diseases, such as leptospirosis, viral hepatitis or tetanus.
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