The rivers running off the tepuis of Venezuela’s Gran Sabana carry diamonds and gold, and the boom towns of Icabaru and Santa Elena grew on hand-dug and dredged workings in the 1930s-40s; the fabled Bolivar diamonds came from here. Mining is informal and hard on the rivers and on Pemon land. <b>Venezuela carries severe travel advisories.</b> A geology/heritage pin.
Diamond, gold
Venezuela
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