Mariano Benitez (C), leader of the Mbya Guarani community, gathers during a protest to demand a solution from the national government to the dispute between miners and the local yerba mate companies at a square in Villarrica, Guaira Department, Paraguay, on February 11, 2025. Some rub their hands together over the «guaranteed profitability,» while others lament the «anarchy» brought about by the gold rush. Since the discovery of gold in the small yerba mate-growing village of Paso Yobai in Paraguay, farmers and indigenous people have been battling for their livelihoods. (Photo by Daniel DUARTE / AFP)
