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Forget Cash. In This Part of Venezuela, You Pay With Actual Gold – EP.448
EDITORIAL SUMMARY
This episode of onherbike’s solo motorcycle journey enters Venezuela’s mining region, travelling through El Dorado and onward to Gran Sabana. Its central story is a local market where gold dust serves as currency, including for buying vegetables.
About this film
Episode 448 takes the journey into a part of Venezuela described as a remote frontier and a gold-mining region. The film moves from entering the area to arriving in El Dorado, exploring local markets and making a purchase with gold dust. It also includes a meeting with a local mechanic before the journey reaches Gran Sabana. The creator’s wider project is a solo trip around the world that began in April 2017, riding a BMW F800GS, with no fixed final destination or duration stated. This episode is therefore a chapter within an ongoing motorcycle journey rather than a standalone account of gold trading.
The journey
The sequence establishes a progression through the Venezuelan region: entry into the remote frontier, arrival in El Dorado, time at local markets, and later reaching Gran Sabana. The description identifies the area as one where gold is the main currency, and the market purchase gives that detail a practical focus: vegetables are bought with actual gold dust. A local mechanic also appears in the episode, though the available information does not explain the reason for the encounter or describe any repair. The source provides no further detail about the road, riding conditions, distances, or the specific route between these places, so the film’s documented appeal is its combination of motorcycle-travel progression and a close look at an unusual local payment practice.
People, places and moments
El Dorado and Gran Sabana are the named places in the episode, set within the Venezuelan mining region described in the video’s public information. The market visit is the clearest everyday encounter: the rider buys vegetables using gold dust rather than cash. The meeting with a local mechanic adds another personal point of contact, without further details about the person or conversation. For viewers choosing a travel film, this episode offers a grounded contrast between the broad movement of a long-distance motorcycle journey and a specific feature of local exchange. The recording date supplied for the video is March 2026.
What to expect
- A motorcycle journey through Venezuela’s mining region, including El Dorado and Gran Sabana.
- A local-market purchase of vegetables paid for with gold dust.
- A meeting with a local mechanic as the journey continues.