En el municipio minero de Segovia, en Colombia, confluyen grupos armados, mafias, élites corruptas y empresas multinacionales en busca de oro, mientras los habitantes luchan por sobrevivir. Pero ¿qué ocurre cuando esas fuerzas van demasiado lejos y tocan los intereses del poder?

Este episodio especial en español fue adaptado de nuestra serie The Shadow of El Dorado. Ahora puede escuchar la investigación completa en inglés con subtítulos en español.

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In the Colombian mining town of Segovia, armed groups, mafias, corrupt elites and multinational corporations all converge in search of gold while the town’s residents fight for survival. But what happens when they cross that line, and touch the cables del poder?

This special Spanish language episode was adapted from our series, the Shadow of El Dorado. Now you can listen to the full investigation in English with Spanish subtitles

Two weeks ago, we published what was supposed to be the final episode of The Shadow of El Dorado, our podcast series exploring the story of Segovia, a small mining town in Colombia tainted by blood gold. But while we were publishing the series, one of the people we had followed throughout our investigation, Jaime Gallego, was abducted, tortured, and murdered. As one of the leaders of the mesa minera – or mining roundtable – Jaime represented Segovia’s informal miners in their struggles with the Colombian government and the Canadian multinational that is the legal owner of Segovia’s gold. This work earned him at least 23 death threats, and, ultimately, would cost him his life. This week, we are launching a special episode to tell his story.

Tensions between informal miners and the Canadian multinational that is the legal owner of the town’s gold have been building ever since we first arrived in Segovia. And now that conflict is reaching breaking point.

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Listen to the full series and explore additional content from the investigation here.

The Strike

Tensions between informal miners and the Canadian multinational that is the legal owner of the town’s gold have been building ever since we first arrived in Segovia. And now that conflict is reaching breaking point.

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Segovia goes into lockdown when a new gold war begins as Colombia’s broader conflict enters a new chapter. But is this an existential battle between legal and illegal, or is that just wartime propaganda?

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This series follows reporters James Bargent and Mat Charles as they head to the Colombian town of Segovia, in search of the blood gold that contaminates global supply chains and ends up in the hands of everyday consumers. But what they find there challenges conventional understandings of conflict minerals as they expose how it is not only warlords and gangsters that grow rich from dirty gold, but also global political and business elites.

We have some incredible additional content, which will take you right into the thick of the action, and allow you to explore this head-spinning story with the depth it deserves.

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Global capitalism marches into town, pledging to save Segovia from itself. But what – or who – lies behind the promises of a new era of stability and prosperity for all?

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This series is the product of 10 years of investigative work in one of the most dangerous corners of Colombia. This work is not only risky, it is also expensive. But we believe it is important. If you would like to help InSight Crime continue to produce in depth investigations as well as news and analysis of the security issues facing the region today, consider making a donation.

The Frontino story leads us right back to them – the paramilitary groups that have lurked in the shadows of Segovia for generations – and our definition of blood gold begins to expand as the line between legal and illegal fades away.

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The Shadow of El Dorado is not just a podcast. We also have some incredible additional content, which will take you right into the thick of the action, and allow you to explore this head-spinning story with the depth it deserves.

Our blood gold investigation takes an unexpected turn as we dive into the story of Frontino Gold Mines, a decades-old mystery that could hold the key to understanding how Segovia became the mafia town we see today.

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The Shadow of El Dorado is not just a podcast, we also have some incredible additional content to explore. to see videos, photos, interviews, and to follow the paper trail of key documents we uncovered during the investigation.