I see that I found someone who just like me loves Indiana Jones movies :)
Until now, I'm stunned by the wealth of this region. In fact, as you look around you can completely understand the creation of this myth in this part of South America.
It is interesting though, that when you search deeper into the sources it is hard to find something outside the mention of the current situation of gold mining in the country, but at every step after crossing the magical border of the Gran Sabana, you can see the impact on the environment in places where more mining sites pop like mushrooms after rain, more people walk along the side of the road carrying the pan and cars are sold for grams of gold.... ;)