Interés Humano

Hambre empuja a buscar algo valioso en aguas de un río muy contaminado en Caracas

Allí hurgan en busca de metales, joyas u otros objetos

In this Dec. 5, 2017 photo, David Garcia keeps his head just barely above water as he scrapes the bottom of the polluted Guaire River in search of gold and anything of value to sell in Caracas, Venezuela. The 19-year-old father of a 4-month-old baby said it was his first week working in the toxic, sewage filled waters and that his family didn't know this was how he was trying to earn money to put food on the table. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
In this Dec. 5, 2017 photo, David Garcia keeps his head just barely above water as he scrapes the bottom of the polluted Guaire River in search of gold and anything of value to sell in Caracas, Venezuela. The 19-year-old father of a 4-month-old baby said it was his first week working in the toxic, sewage filled waters and that his family didn't know this was how he was trying to earn money to put food on the table. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
David García hurgaba en el cauce del río Guaire en busca de oro u otro material valioso que le permita sobrevivir con menor penuria en Venezuela.

Caracas. Ángel Villanueva se movía en las turbias aguas del río Guaire, un pútrido canal que serpentea a través de la capital venezolana, con la esperanza de encontrar algún tesoro.

Hundió las manos en el fondo del canal poco profundo, apartando el rostro del fétido olor. Después se levantó, dejando que tierra y piedras le cayeran entre los dedos y buscando una tuerca de pendiente, anillos perdidos o cualquier otro preciado trozo de metal que pudiera vender para conseguir comida.

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