La Nación / Paso Yobái, capital del oro

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Oscar Chavez, mayor of Paso Yobai, speaks during an interview with AFP in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

A farmer checks a yerba mate plantation in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

Oscar Chavez, mayor of Paso Yobai, speaks during an interview with AFP in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

Isaac Baez Ortiz, president of the Yerbatera Association, speaks during an interview with AFP in Villarrica, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 10, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

Aerial view of trucks waiting to load soil at a gold quarry in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

Aerial view of ponds used for gold filtration next to a yerba mate plantation in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

A pond used for gold filtration is pictured in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

Aerial view of trucks waiting to load soil at a gold quarry in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

Aerial view of ponds used for gold filtration next to a yerba mate plantation in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

Aerial view of a gold quarry in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

Aerial view of trucks waiting to load soil at a gold quarry in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

Trucks load soil at a gold quarry in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

Aerial view of trucks waiting to load soil at a gold quarry in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

Aerial view of a gold quarry in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

Aerial view of ponds used for gold filtration next to a yerba mate plantation in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

Aerial view of trucks waiting to load soil at a gold quarry in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)

A miner filters with water the soil extracted from gold quarries in Paso Yobai, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the "guaranteed profitability," while others lament the "anarchy" brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)