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I entered an underground gold mine in Nicaragua |S6-E48|

Name: I entered an underground gold mine in Nicaragua |S6-E48|
Uploaded: 2022-03-21T15:00:12Z
Duration: 30 min 53 s
Channel: Itchy Boots
Description: A motorcycle ride of more than 400 kilometres across Nicaragua leads to a visit to a gold mine whose story differs from what the rider expected. The film follows the journey from Bluefields toward Matagalpa and takes a close look at mining and the lives of the people who work there. About this filmPart of Itchy Boots’ Season 6 journey,

Itchy Boots 30:53 March 2022

EDITORIAL SUMMARY

A motorcycle ride of more than 400 kilometres across Nicaragua leads to a visit to a gold mine whose story differs from what the rider expected. The film follows the journey from Bluefields toward Matagalpa and takes a close look at mining and the lives of the people who work there.

About this film

Part of Itchy Boots’ Season 6 journey, presented as Ecuador to Alaska, this 30:53 episode centres on a ride in Nicaragua and a planned visit to an abandoned gold mine. On arrival, the rider learns that the mine had reopened a year earlier. That discovery shifts the focus from an abandoned site to the work taking place there. The film looks at how gold mining works locally and offers a glimpse into the lives of the people employed in it, giving the destination a human dimension alongside

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