The Shadow Of El Dorado

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 inves...

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 mine...

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

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? __ 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...

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?  ___ 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 InSig...

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.  _ 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 y...

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. __ 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 doc...

Our search for Colombia’s blood gold takes us to Segovia and the illegal mines at the very beginning of the global supply chain. But what we find there is a strange mirror world, where conventional narratives fall apart, and the names and labels we try to apply do not make sense. __ The Shadow of El Dorado is not just a podcast, we also have some incredible additional content to explore .   to see...